CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to breed cicadas?

1. Cicada breeding conditions

The conditions for breeding cicadas are very simple. They can be raised anywhere there are trees. There are a large number of poplar trees, tung trees, willow trees, apple trees, peach trees, pear trees, jujube trees, etc. planted in rural areas, all of which can be raised.

2. Protection and treatment of seed strips

Artificial breeding of cicadas should use egg branches collection as the main way to obtain seed sources. August to November each year is the best season for collecting branches; September to October is the best time to collect cicada egg branches, and collection can be done throughout the year.

The protection of the eggs is mainly to preserve the vitality of the eggs, and secondly to ensure the egg's system, so as to ensure that it can adapt to the natural environment outside after it comes out.

The newly collected egg branches need to be disinfected and soaked. It is best to put them outside in winter and spray water on the branches from time to time to prevent the eggs in the branches from weakening and dying due to drought.

3. Incubation technology

April to July every year is the best time to hatch cicadas. After entering August, cicada eggs have begun to die in large numbers and their vitality has decreased. However, it is important to note that the eggs of the year cannot be used for hatching, because cicada eggs need to go through a winter dormancy period before they can be resensitized.

Artificial breeding requires high hatching rate, uniformity and strength. This requires providing appropriate temperature, humidity, air and light conditions according to the needs of the eggs.

In terms of temperature, the incubation should be at an appropriate temperature, which means that the embryo develops fastest and has the least accumulated temperature at this temperature. The reason is simple: this way, the nutrient consumption is minimal and the ant body is the strongest.

In terms of humidity, the cicada's requirements for humidity are beyond my imagination, and I discovered it after a lot of practice. Other insects rarely have such requirements.

Cicada eggs prefer a humid and warm environment. Too dry an environment will stop the eggs from hatching, while too wet an environment will cause the cicada branches to rot. Therefore, too dry or too wet will damage the hatching process and reduce the hatching rate. Therefore, it is particularly important to maintain appropriate temperature and humidity to improve the hatching rate.

Air: Keep it fresh.

Light: Natural light, bright during the day and dark at night will do.

This work is best done by the egg company or under the guidance of technicians:

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The best time to plant is when you first see the seedlings, when a large number of them are in the color change period (also called the black spot period - there are two symmetrical six-petal black spots on the bright end, which are actually the two colored eyes of the cicada embryo.

A small number of eggs may be in the red dot stage (the embryo's eyes are red). It is easiest to judge whether the egg protection and artificial incubation work are done well, and whether the egg quality is good or not during this period. The color change is uniform, the good egg rate is high, and the parasitic

If there are few insects, it can be basically confirmed that this is a batch of high-quality breeding eggs.

Red dot period and black dot period. I am proposing this concept here. It may be the first time that this concept appears in this industry. I wonder if it can be regarded as my contribution to this industry. The red dot period is about 15 days away from the batch hatching, and the black dot period is about 10 days away from the batch hatching. It can be used to determine the quality of the eggs and predict the hatching date in advance.

4. Killing natural enemies

Ants are the biggest natural enemy of cicadas. When cicada ants first come out to move, they are in the most danger. They can only reach a safe place after finding a suitable gap. In order to increase the survival rate, ants must be killed. The method is very simple. You can put poison bait in places where there are many ants or ant nests. As long as the medicine is suitable, it will not affect the survival of the little cicada.