lately when I've been giving more chow to silks I've seen very small, cricket like bugs. Are these crickets? How and why are they appearing in the silkworm bin?
Looks like a baby cricket to me, probably your adult crickets are laying eggs somewhere and the baby crickets are looking for and finding moisture in your silk worm set up.
You're right. I had forgotten about cricket eggs I had collected from mature ones that died off a long time ago. I left the bin in the corner of my room and to my surprise there are many little cricks in the bin! Cool cool