CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to breed cockroaches? What are the necessary conditions?

1. How to breed cockroaches? What are the necessary conditions?

That depends on the species of cockroaches you are raising.

Cockroaches that can climb smooth surfaces, such as the common German cockroaches and the horse cockroaches, need to be kept in a breeding box (plastic or wooden), and the air holes must be covered with a fine mesh to prevent the cockroaches from escaping. Egg trays can be stacked in several layers for the cockroaches to hide.

For cockroaches that cannot climb smooth surfaces, such as Dubia, you can drill holes in the cover of the breeding box for ventilation.

In addition, some species of cockroaches like to live under fallen leaves or in the soil, such as Peruvian giant cockroaches, rhinoceros cockroaches, etc. The bottom of the breeding box should be covered with coconut bran or sterile soil of not less than 5 cm.

Some cockroaches can fly and should be prevented from escaping.

Cockroaches' food is generally grains and vegetables, mainly pumpkin, carrots and cabbage.

There should be a water dish in the feeding box for them to drink water.

2. How to raise Xiaoqiang?

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I raise Du Tong Lian Ya Xiao Qiang and Red Cherry Xiao Qiang

All of them are given to my pet lizard as food.

Because these two types will not climb smooth surfaces

And no taste

Cockroaches are actually very easy to keep.

Just keep the temperature

I used a large box for raising turtles, and put a few paper egg trays in it (the square things that egg vendors use to hold eggs).

Usually feed vegetables

Dog food

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Some people buy cockroach medicine. They always hold a board, knock on it and shout, "If the cockroaches don't die, I will die." If you give it to Xiaoqiang, it should be effective, at least one will die.

3. What are the natural enemies of cockroaches? Can we use the method of raising natural enemies of cockroaches to control the number of cockroaches in the home?

Cockroaches are one of the "four pests". Like rats, mosquitoes and flies, they are all "desperately killed". However, it is difficult for humans to completely eradicate the "four pests". This is because these four animals have extremely strong reproductive abilities. To some extent, the more natural enemies an animal has, the stronger its reproductive ability. So, what are the natural enemies of cockroaches? Can we use the method of raising natural enemies of cockroaches to control the number of cockroaches in our home? Let's talk about this issue together.

The natural enemy of cockroaches?

Common cockroaches

Cockroaches belong to the order Blattodea of ​​the class Insecta. There are 7 families and about 4,000 different species of cockroaches under this order. Cockroaches have survived from about 400 million years ago to the present day. Cockroaches can definitely be called "little cockroaches". Although cockroaches are hateful, only a few dozen of the 4,000 species of cockroaches appear in human residences. Most of the rest are distributed in the wild. They play the role of decomposers in nature.

However, these dozens of cockroach species have disturbed people's peace. There are about 10 species of cockroaches living indoors in my country, and the most common cockroach is the German cockroach. Although the German cockroach has the name of a country in its name, its origin is not in Germany, but in northern Africa (some scientists believe it is native to Southeast Asia). They have now appeared in human-inhabited places all over the world with human activities, becoming the most harmful cockroach, without a doubt.

Although the average body length of the German cockroach is only 1.5 cm, its survival ability, vitality and reproductive ability are very strong. The first is the survival ability. There is almost nothing that the German cockroach cannot eat. From our regular food to the "garbage" on the inner wall of the sewer, they are all their "delicacies". The second is vitality. Even if the head of the German cockroach is pulled off, it can live for 3-7 days without eating or drinking. Finally, the most troublesome thing is the reproductive ability. The life span of a female German cockroach is usually about 200-300 days. In these 300 days, it takes about 1.5-2 months for them to grow from eggs to adults. After becoming adults, they can reproduce. From the beginning of reproduction to death, a female German cockroach can lay 10-30 egg sheaths. One egg sheath has at least 10 fertilized eggs, and as many as 40. That is to say, a cockroach can leave at least 100-300 offspring in its lifetime, or even thousands. These offspring continue to reproduce for about 2 months, causing their number to increase geometrically. This is the main reason why it is difficult to eradicate cockroaches once they appear in your home.

Natural enemies of cockroaches

We said at the beginning that animals with strong reproductive capacity often have many natural enemies, such as cockroaches. As a small insect, common natural enemies of cockroaches include spiders, mantises, birds, scorpions, frogs, toads, wasps, etc. Even mice, which are also one of the "four pests", eat cockroaches. It can be seen that cockroaches do have many natural enemies. However, in a home environment, these natural enemies cannot be effective, because mantises, birds, frogs, and toads are difficult to raise indoors, and scorpions and wasps are poisonous and will sting people, not to mention mice. People can't kill them in time, let alone use them to kill cockroaches. So, from this point of view, these natural enemies of cockroaches are useless at home.

What animals can reduce cockroaches?

From the perspective of domestication, raising spiders to kill cockroaches is a good way, especially the white-fronted giant crab spider, also known as the white-fronted tall-legged spider. Why recommend it? There are three reasons:

First, the white-fronted crab spider is a hunting spider. They do not weave webs, so they will not turn your home into a "web cave".

Second, the white-fronted crab spider is a carnivorous spider whose main prey is cockroaches. They also like to live in humid homes, which happens to match the living conditions in southern my country.

Third, although the white-fronted crab spider is a poisonous spider, its venom is the weakest among spiders. People will only feel slight pain after being bitten. The most important thing is that this spider is afraid of people and will run away when it sees people. Therefore, it is almost harmless to humans.

Of course, many friends have an instinctive fear of spiders, so they will be dissuaded. Therefore, we have another solution, which is to raise a cat. Cats are one of our most common pets. Their original food includes insects. In addition, cats at home cannot release their hunting desire, so they have a strong curiosity about all living things in the house, which makes cats catch and kill cockroaches in the house. Moreover, cats like to hide during the day and come out at night, which is similar to the habits of cockroaches. Therefore, if you want to reduce the number of cockroaches in your home (note that it means to reduce, not eliminate), raising a cat is a good choice.

If you are afraid of spiders and don't want to keep cats, you can only reduce cockroaches from the living environment. To reduce cockroaches from this perspective, you must first understand the habits of cockroaches. Cockroaches like to live in warm and humid places. This is difficult to improve in the southern region because it is related to the climate and environment. However, although cockroaches are not picky eaters, it does not mean that they can not eat, so you can start with cockroach food. First, reduce the food placed outside and put the leftovers in the refrigerator. After solving most of the food problems, we came to the kitchen and bathroom. If you want to reduce them, you need to clean these two rooms thoroughly, dispose of the kitchen oil stains and cooking scraps in time, and clean the bathroom frequently. The most important thing is to change a floor drain, because many cockroaches crawl from other residents through the sewer, so changing a deodorant floor drain (usually with good sealing) can effectively reduce cockroaches. By the way, there are some kitchen utensils in the kitchen, such as the inside of the rice cooker, try to dismantle and clean it (I have a deep understanding of this). This will minimize the number of cockroaches.

Summarize

Although cockroaches have many natural enemies, few are suitable for keeping in homes. For those who are not afraid of spiders, the white-fronted giant crab spider is a good choice because it is afraid of people, hides during the day and comes out at night, does not make webs, and mainly eats cockroaches. If you are afraid of spiders, raising a cat is also a good choice, but if you raise a cat for a long time, it is easy for the cat to just play with cockroaches when it is bored.

If you don't keep anything and don't want to use any medicine, you can only spend time improving your living environment, especially controlling food and sewers.

The natural enemies of cockroaches are spiders, scorpions, centipedes, toads, geckos, which are the natural enemies of cockroaches. You can use this method to control the number of cockroaches, but it may also cause your own panic.

Spiders, ants, small birds, scorpions, mice, monkeys. No, if you keep the natural enemies of cockroaches at home, then the environment at home will be very bad and people will not be able to live there.

Spiders, mantises, scorpions, frogs, and toads are all natural enemies of cockroaches. You can use the method of breeding natural enemies of cockroaches to control the number of cockroaches.

There are spiders, scorpions, frogs, birds, and toads. These are all natural enemies, and we can indeed solve the problem by raising natural enemies.