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In which month can we keep cicadas alive?

When breeding cicadas, choosing a suitable time is also very critical. It cannot be too early or too late, otherwise it will affect the survival rate of cicada breeding. Normally, the eggs are often hatched from March to May each year, and the best breeding time is May. If the eggs are purchased before March, they are likely to be frozen, thus affecting the hatching rate. If they are bred in June, they will often slowly die at this time, and they may die before hatching is completed. Even if they are successfully hatched, their physique is very weak, and the survival rate will not be too high.

The time for breeding cicadas is scientifically based. If the breeding is too dry, the soil temperature is low, and the survival rate is low, the yield will be affected. If the breeding is too late, the larvae will not easily overwinter. In June and July, when the temperature is high, people will have serious allergic reactions in the incubator. Choosing the right incubation time, the quality of the incubation of cicada eggs is the key to the success of cicada breeding. Therefore, when hatching cicada eggs, the first thing is to sterilize and kill insects with drugs, and then strictly control the temperature and humidity. Remember that the temperature is high and low, and the humidity is too high or too low. According to the thermometer and humidity meter, but also frequently check the cicada branches and control them flexibly. In the incubator for about 10 days, pay attention to the muscimol or green bacteria on the cicada branches and soak them in a 1:100 times bactericidal compound for about 5 seconds. Pay special attention after 30 days of incubation. If you find that 3%-5% of the young cicadas are crawling at the bottom of the pot, you should bury them under the tree.

Cicada breeding technology:

Golden cicada is an oviparous and underground incubated medicinal material with extremely high medicinal value. It has the effects of clearing blood and removing blood stasis, health care, and has a certain therapeutic effect on hypertension. However, the existing golden cicada has the disadvantages of long growth cycle, low survival rate, and is not suitable for collection.

1. Egg collection: Egg collection is done after the cicada lays eggs in autumn, usually around the seventh month of the lunar calendar. The cicada uses the small thorns on its tail to pierce the tender branches of one year old trees and lay eggs in the branches, mostly on juicy branches such as fruit trees. After laying eggs, the branches will dry up, so most branches with green lower ends and dry tips have cicada eggs.

2. Post-harvest processing: After collecting the branches with cicada eggs, remove the dry leaves, cut off the two ends, and bundle thirty branches into a bundle. Spread a layer of sand on the bottom of a large washing basin, and put the bundled branches upright in the basin. Keep the temperature at 28-34 degrees and the humidity moist. Spray it when it is dry. Use a sprayer to spray the branches until they are thoroughly wet.

3. Hatching: The larvae will hatch in about 15 days. At this time, you will see some larvae crawling up and down on the branches. When about 20% of the larvae have hatched, they should be buried. The burial pit should be in an area with many fine and soft hair roots so that the larvae can absorb nutrients from the roots. It is best to choose a plot where honeysuckle is planted.

4. Sowing: Dig a pit into a strip shape, the depth should be mainly to the hairy roots, and the width should be one shovel. Put the branches with hatched larvae into the pit, and the larvae will hug the plant roots by themselves. Be gentle and slow when returning the soil. Do not step on the soil after returning it, and do not water it to ensure ventilation.