CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Where is the largest cicada breeding base with the highest yield?

Where is the largest and most productive cicada breeding base currently?

In Dangshan, Anhui.

Farming technology

Collection and cultivation

Obtain seed sources. Primary seed sources can be collected naturally in the field. Eggs, nymphs, and adults can all be collected as seed sources. All stages of insects can be collected from July to September; August to September is the best season for collecting nymphs; September is the best time to collect cicada egg branches, and cicada eggs can be collected throughout the year.

To collect eggs, you can choose an ideal place with dense trees and many cicadas. Use fruit branch shears or a long pole with a hook on the top to gently remove the 1-2 year old thin dry branches on the tree that have been killed by cicada eggs. Any branch that is flat and dry on one side with an incomplete surface and has a large number of milky white oblong eggs embedded in the subcutaneous wood is cicada eggs. Cut off the excess egg-free dead shoots on the upper part of the egg-laying nest, and leave 10-15 cm egg-free branches below the egg-laying nest. Bundle about 50 branches into a small bundle and put them in a plastic bag for later use.

To capture nymphs, naturally mature nymphs are the target. Nymphs can be collected by illuminating the base of the tree trunk with a flashlight between 7 and 12 pm. After collection, they are placed in a gauze cage to hatch and lay eggs. Shrub-like hosts are planted in the gauze cage, mainly various fruit trees.

There are many ways to catch adult cicadas on trees, such as using fire to lure them at night. In order to ensure that the adult cicadas are not damaged, wheat gluten can be used to catch them. The method is to wash the dough with water several times to remove the starch, leaving pure gluten, and stick it to the top of a bamboo pole to catch the adult insects in the early morning or during the day.

The collection of egg-laying branches should be the main way to obtain seed sources.

Anhui, Dangshan

Do you think fried cicadas are delicious?

I passed by Xinyi City, Xuzhou. I don't know if it tastes good or not, but I know it was eaten to extinction in our area.

If you catch them alive, sprinkle them with salt. Even after they die, they are tasty. Wash them, dry them, and fry them.

It's nutritious and delicious! But it's 650 yuan per bite and 6.5 yuan per bite. If you eat it freely, it will cost you dozens of yuan per meal. It's okay to eat it occasionally.

Fried turtles are delicious, but fried cicadas are unpalatable...

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