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What kind of fiber net is used to raise grasshoppers?

Grasshopper mesh manufacturers supply it to breeders at the lowest price, and I also have a breeding base of my own.

How to Breed Grasshoppers

1. The Value of Grasshoppers

Grasshoppers are both medicinal and edible insects, belonging to the order Orthoptera and the family Acrididae of the class Insecta. There are 859 species of grasshoppers in total, but only the East Asian migratory locust and the rice migratory locust can be used as medicine or food. These two grasshoppers are rich in nutrition, tender and delicious like shrimp. Grasshoppers are rich in active substances such as protein, carbohydrates, and insect hormones, and contain a variety of vitamins and elements such as phosphorus, calcium, iron, zinc, and manganese. Grasshoppers are also good medicines for treating diseases. The Compendium of Materia Medica records that grasshoppers can be used alone or in combination to treat a variety of diseases, such as tetanus, infantile convulsions, fever, asthma, tracheitis, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Grasshoppers are dioecious, oviparous, and reproduce two generations a year, namely summer locusts and autumn locusts.

2. Construction of breeding shed

Grasshoppers have the habit of flying, so they must be raised in a shed. The breeding shed should be built in a ventilated and sunny place, and the ground should be 10 cm higher than the surrounding ground for drainage. It is best to use sandy loam that is not easy to clump, so as to facilitate the picking of grasshopper eggs. Monocotyledonous plants such as wheat or corn should be planted in the breeding shed for grasshoppers to eat. An area of ​​15 square meters is required for every 10,000 grasshoppers. You can use the vacant space inside and outside the yard to build the shed support with angle irons or wooden sticks, bamboo poles, bamboo strips, etc. According to the size of the shed, use a gauze to make a shed cover, bury the bottom edge in the ground, and leave a door. Install a zipper at the door to prevent grasshoppers from escaping. The height of the shed is 1.5 meters to 2 meters, and the outside of the shed can be covered with plastic film to prevent rain and keep warm. The shed must be built before the end of April.

3. Breeding management

The starting temperature for grasshopper development is 15℃, the highest temperature for development is 40℃, the suitable temperature for development is 25℃～32℃, the relative humidity of air is 85%～92%, and the moisture content of soil is 15%～18%. Below 14℃ or above 40℃, grasshoppers stop eating and die. Grasshopper eggs hatch when the temperature is 28℃～30℃. First, prepare non-toxic soil and sawdust and mix them in a ratio of 1:2, with a moisture content of 20%～30%. Spread 3～5 cm of soil in a container and pat it, evenly spread the grasshopper eggs on the soil, and cover with 1 cm thick mixed soil. Cover the container with a film and check it once every half a day. After finding the little grasshopper, use a soft brush to move it to the food in the shed. It will hatch in 10～15 days. Little grasshoppers like to eat fresh monocotyledonous plants such as wheat seedlings, corn seedlings, and weeds, and their appetite is very small. Grasshoppers aged 1～3 should be protected from rain. They grow to adults at 27～35 days old. During this period, the grasshopper sheds its skin once every 5 to 7 days, for a total of 5 times. Each grasshopper lays 70 to 100 eggs. Grasshoppers like to live in groups and migrate, and they live in groups and migrate in order to feed and lay eggs. Therefore, grasshoppers should be properly disturbed artificially after they emerge and before they lay eggs, so that they can migrate in the shed to increase the number and quality of eggs. The eggs laid should be covered with wheat bran, weeds, etc. to keep them warm and moist before freezing. Adult grasshoppers should be sold in time if they are not used for breeding. Beginners can purchase breeding grasshoppers or eggs from farms (households). Grasshoppers are a special breed, and breeding should be cautious if there are no orders and reliable sales channels.