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How can we help wild wasps survive the winter?

In early October, move the free-range beehives into cages and feed them with lepidoptera and food. When the temperature is below 6°C, the bees will huddle in the hives and will not eat or move. At this time, the beehives should be moved into a dry and ventilated empty room to overwinter. When the temperature rises above 6°C, the bees will disperse and should be moved back to the beehives. When the temperature is above 13°C, the wasps will gradually come out of the hives and move around, so they should be fed in time.

The venom, honeycombs, larvae and whole bodies of the spotted wasp and black-tailed wasp of the Vespidae family are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, mainly for rheumatism and arthralgia. Because these medicinal insects are highly toxic and can often sting people and animals, they are of little help to breeders. In fact, breeding wasps is simple and easy. As long as you master the scientific breeding methods, it is a short, flat and fast way to get rich.

1. Construct a beehive cage in the wild. Use bamboo and wood strips to build a frame. Its length, width and height are determined according to the scale of breeding. The lower part is buried in the soil. Use wooden stakes and wire to fix the cage. Cover the cage with nylon mesh around and on the top to prevent escape. One end of the cage is equipped with a thickened nylon zipper opening to facilitate the breeder to enter and exit. A large number of cruciferous plants and short shrubs should be planted in the cage to create a place for the wasps to move and feed.

2. Feeding Methods 1. Selecting Varieties For artificial breeding, it is better to choose spotted wasps and black-tailed wasps. 2. Male and female matching The ratio of male to female is preferably 1:5. One female forms a nest, and there are thousands of wasps in one nest. 3. Feeding Water and Liquid Feed Put water and liquid feed into a bottle, and then turn the bottle upside down in a container covered with sponge, absorbent filter paper or cotton wool. The wasps will find food on their own. 4. Setting up beehives Place some rotten wood in the cage, and hang empty beehives according to the number of female bees raised for wasps to build nests. Generally, when the temperature is above 17℃, wasps begin to fly into empty boxes to build nests and lay eggs. After the eggs hatch into larvae and the larvae become pupae, they will emerge as adult bees in about 15 days. The first generation of adult bees is responsible for building nests and feeding larvae, and the original female bees are only responsible for laying eggs. Subsequently, the female bees will separate nests and form groups. 5. Cultivate green worms: Crush the leaves of cruciferous plants (preferably cabbage leaves), apply the leaf juice on clean paper, and place it in the field. This will attract many white cabbage butterflies to fly to the paper and lay eggs. Then collect these eggs on the leaves of cruciferous plants cultivated in the cage bones, and a large number of cabbage worms will naturally hatch for wasps to prey on. After each generation of adult bees emerges, the beehive can also be moved from the cage to the field, allowing wasps to come in and out freely and prey on various pests.

Bees are cold-blooded animals, and their body temperature changes with the temperature of the surrounding environment. The severe cold in winter threatens their survival all the time. Smart little bees use the method of "huddling together for warmth" to spend the winter. When the temperature in the nest is lower than 13℃, they rely on each other and tightly form a ball around the queen bee to prevent cooling and keep each other warm. The lower the temperature, the tighter they gather. In the coldest time, the temperature inside the bee ball can be kept above 20 degrees! The temperature on the surface of the bee ball is lower than the center of the ball, so the bees outside drill into the center of the ball, while the bees in the center of the ball actively move outward, and they keep exchanging positions repeatedly. When they are hungry, they do not disband the ball to eat separately, but the bees on the surface of the bee ball take the honey stored in the hive, and use the method of mutual transfer to solve the problem of food and clothing and survive the winter safely.

Wasp - Primary Insect Society: Wasp society is at a very low level. Every autumn, female bees mate with male bees from other bee colonies, and then the male bees die. In the spring of the following year, multiple female bees build nests together and lay eggs in the nest chambers. At the same time, these female bees fight each other for the highest level. When the dominant level society is built, the female bee at the highest level will monopolize the right to lay eggs. If the other female bees do not fly away, they can only be in a subordinate position, and their eggs may even be eaten by the female bees at the highest level. They can participate in the work of feeding larvae, or they can be "idle" and not work. In autumn, the female bees at the highest level produce unfertilized eggs, which develop into male bees. At this time, the female bees and male bees that do not work all fly over and mate with male and female bees from other hives respectively. The male bees die, and the female bees spend the winter and build new nests the next year. Therefore, wasp society is not permanent. Once winter comes, the bee colony disintegrates, and the female bees build nests and lay eggs again in the spring of the following year. There is no clear division of labor in the bee colony. All female bees have the ability to lay eggs. It is just that due to the dominance level, most female bees are not allowed to lay eggs. Hibernation does not necessarily have to be in the nest. Find a hidden place and the temperature must be suitable. Flies don't have nests, so they hibernate in a hole.

Bees are cold-blooded animals, and their body temperature changes with the temperature of their surroundings.

The severe cold in winter is a constant threat to their survival.

Smart little bees use the method of "huddling together for warmth" to spend the winter. When the temperature in the nest is lower than 13℃, they rely on each other and tightly form a ball around the queen bee to prevent cooling and keep each other warm. The lower the temperature, the tighter they gather. In the coldest time, the temperature inside the bee ball can be kept above 20 degrees! The temperature on the surface of the bee ball is lower than the center of the ball, so the bees outside drill into the center of the ball, while the bees in the center of the ball actively move outward, and they keep exchanging positions repeatedly. When they are hungry, they do not disband the ball to eat separately, but the bees on the surface of the bee ball take the honey stored in the hive, and use the method of passing it to each other to solve the problem of food and clothing, and spend the winter safely.

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How to keep wasps well?

The prerequisite for raising wasps well is to have good equipment conditions and living and environmental conditions.

Equipment: The beehive should be standard and suitable for the survival of wasps, such as a wooden or wire mesh beehive with a volume of about 0.03 to 0.04 cubic meters.

The function of the beehive is to regulate the wasps to have a free living environment, and on the other hand, there is no need to worry about stinging others. Use iron and wood as brackets, iron window screens as fences, plant corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops that are easy for insects to survive in the shed, and leave a screen door on one side of the shed. Hang small plates filled with honey, fruits, melon peels and other feeds in the shed so that the bees can eat and move freely after being put in.

Beehives are usually made of wood, with thin wooden boards on the top and bottom. There are hooks on the cover, screens around, and a trap door on one side.

Especially in winter, wasps must pay special attention to the management during the breeding period. For example, they should be given some nutrition and food in advance before wintering to ensure that they have sufficient nutrition to survive the winter safely.

In May, after the first batch of worker bees in the hive have pupated, use a special net to get the hive. It is best to keep it in a pet box first. Use sealant to fix the hive in the center of the plastic pet box. After the hive is fixed firmly, put all the captured bees in the pet box. Put a basin of water inside and a bottle cap filled with honey.

Wasps, also known as "hornets", "ant bees" or "hornets", are a wide-ranging, diverse, fast-flying insect. Examples include wood wasps, cedar wood wasps and parasitic tree wasps. They belong to the family Vespidae of the order Hymenoptera. Female wasps have a powerful long stinger on their bodies. When attacked or disturbed unfriendly, they will attack in groups, which can cause allergic and toxic reactions in people, and in severe cases, death. Wasps usually build nests with softened pulp-like wood pulp and eat animal or plant food. There are also typhoons and basketball teams named after wasps.