CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is it illegal to raise red worms? Can we still raise them now? (Is it illegal to raise red worms? Can we still raise them now? Are they poisonous?)

1. Does the Environmental Protection Bureau regulate insect breeding?

Yes, because pollutants will be produced during the breeding process. The Rural Environmental Protection Section of the Environmental Protection Bureau is specifically responsible for environmental protection issues in rural areas, so the Environmental Protection Bureau is in charge of rural breeding.

No matter what you raise, the Environmental Protection Agency will take care of it.

The disorderly development of breeding of red worms and earthworms has brought about a series of environmental pollution problems. The direct discharge of sewage from breeding of bullfrogs and red worms emits a foul odor and breeds mosquitoes and flies, which seriously affects the surrounding water bodies and ecological environment.

2. Is it allowed to raise red nematodes in the country?

A: It should be allowed. Because red nematodes are not animals that are restricted from breeding by the country. Therefore, the country allows the breeding of red nematodes.

The red nematode is called silkworm or water earthworm. In the north, it is called thread snake (belongs to Annelida, Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta, Tremblingidae, and Lumbricus). It looks like a larval earthworm. Red nematodes belong to the aquatic oligochaetes of Annelida, and their body color is bright red or blue-gray. They mostly live in the mud on the banks or bottom of rivers, densely packed on the surface of the mud, with one end fixed in the mud and the other end trembling in the water out of the mud. Once disturbed, they will immediately retract into the mud.

3. Does the country prohibit the breeding of red worms?

It is possible to breed them, but it must be approved and a breeding license must be obtained.

1. Any unit or individual is prohibited from breeding red worms without a license. Once discovered, they will be severely punished according to law and the relevant units and individuals will be held accountable.

2. Any unit or individual engaging in bloodworm breeding without approval shall close down, demolish and restore farmland to farmland within a specified period of time. If the deadline is exceeded, compulsory measures will be taken to close down and demolish the breeding, and the relevant legal responsibilities will be pursued.

3. During the forced closure and demolition process, anyone who obstructs state agency staff from performing their duties according to law, disrupts social order, or commits other illegal acts shall be subject to administrative penalties in accordance with the law. If a crime is constituted, the case shall be transferred to the judicial authorities in accordance with the law and the criminal liability shall be investigated.

4. Why are red worms protected animals?

A: Red worms are not protected animals. They are not included in the list of national protected animals and the list of national protected animals. So red worms are not protected animals.

The red worm is small, oval, flattened on the left and right sides, and only 1 to 3 mm long. It has two shell valves outside the body, with a ridge connecting the back. There are long spikes (shell spines) extending from the rear end. The head protrudes out of the shell, with a prominent and sharp snout. The compound eyes are large and obvious, and can rotate continuously. There are simple eyes between the compound eyes and the first antennae. The first antennae under the snout are short and cannot move; the second antennae are well developed with eight or nine swimming bristles.

5. Is it illegal to raise red worms in farmland?

Illegal.

The wastewater generated by bloodworm farming is discharged directly into the village river without treatment, polluting the water source and land.

Red worms are farmed on the surface of farmland, which is an open-air operation. There are no environmental protection facilities, and the foul-smelling gas is discharged in an unorganized manner, which seriously affects the production and life of the surrounding areas. On sunny days, the stench of the farms exposed to the sun can permeate the entire village; on rainy days, the pig manure from the red worm farms is washed into the river by rainwater, seriously polluting the downstream water bodies. With the arrival of summer, the breeding of bacteria and mosquitoes has seriously affected the health of the surrounding people.

6. What documents are needed for red worm breeding?

Bloodworm breeding requires a bloodworm breeding license

The Animal Epidemic Prevention Conditions Certificate is an animal epidemic prevention conditions permit issued to units and individuals that set up animal farms, breeding communities, animal isolation facilities, animal slaughter and processing plants, and animal and animal product harmless treatment plants for production and business activities; it is a permit issued after being reviewed by the veterinary management department and approved for compliance with the conditions for animal disease prevention, control, and eradication.

7. Can red worms be raised in the north?

Of course you can breed red worms in the north. Just build a greenhouse and provide appropriate temperature for breeding red worms.

8. Can we raise red worms for fishing ourselves?

We can also raise the red worms for fishing by ourselves. Put the red worm seedlings in the flower pot, mix them with pig manure and soil, and raise these red seeds. When you want to go fishing, just dig out a few pieces.

9. How to cancel red worm farming?

In the rice fields, the red paddy fields turned brown as quicklime was sprinkled in. So far, two red worm breeding farms in Anjiang Village and Zhangtun Village in Songxi County, Fujian Province have been completely sprinkled with lime, marking that red worm breeding in Songxi County has been completely banned.

Workers sprinkle quicklime into paddy fields (Source: Nanping Ecological Environment Bureau)

In order to focus on solving the prominent ecological and environmental problems in the river basin and ensure that the water quality in the river basin is stable and meets the standards, the Nanping City Inspection Team and the Nanping City Ecological Environment Cross-Inspection Team inspected the river basins of various counties (cities and districts) and found two illegal bloodworm breeding sites in Zhengdun Town, Songxi County, which seriously polluted the water quality of the Xinpuxi small watershed.

It is understood that the two bloodworm farms occupy a total of 55 acres of paddy fields, use pig breeding waste as feed, have no environmental protection facilities, and emit foul-smelling gases in an unorganized manner. The breeding wastewater is directly discharged into Xinpu Creek, seriously polluting the downstream water bodies.

In order to comprehensively rectify the problems found in the cross-law enforcement inspections in small watersheds, Huang Meiping, secretary of the Songxi County Party Committee, presided over a special meeting, formulated a work plan, and established a special red worm eradication task force with the executive deputy county chief as the team leader and the deputy county chief as the deputy team leader. A four-level linkage mechanism was established among the counties, townships, villages, and project units that "horizontally covers the competent departments and vertically reaches the grassroots level."

According to the person in charge of the Songxi County Ecological Environment Bureau, Songxi County has adopted a "three-step" strategy. First, cut off the source of feed to promote production and quantity reduction. Instruct pig breeding companies such as Kecheng, Yongrun, and Qiansicang to prohibit the provision of pig manure to red worm breeding sites, and urge red worm breeding sites to reduce the quantity until the red worm farms are closed. Secondly, catch red worms step by step to promote step-by-step withdrawal. In order to reduce the economic losses of insect farmers and resolve resistance, the working measures of "catching one hill (red worms) and sprinkling one hill (lime)" are adopted to clear and withdraw red worm breeding sites in stages. Finally, take advantage of the situation to promote transformation and production. While the red worms are being cleared, the Songxi Ecological Environment Bureau arranges special personnel to enter the farms and households, actively communicate with farmers, guide and help farmers adjust their production and operation activities, transform and develop green agriculture, and switch to lotus seeds and rice.

After remediation, the water quality of the Xinpuxi watershed has been significantly improved and has reached Class III standards.