CATDOLL : CATDOLL: When is the best month to keep golden cicada alive? (When is the best month to keep golden cicada alive?)

1. How can we raise cicadas now that we are not allowed to plant trees?

You only need to buy egg branches after May to incubate them. When incubating, you should pay attention to the temperature and humidity of the egg branches. The egg branches should be kept away from direct sunlight. Observe the state of the egg branches frequently and add water appropriately. Do not let the egg branches dry out, otherwise mites will break out. Once mites break out, medication should be used in time to control them. For us novices, the outbreak of mites is a very difficult problem. Therefore, we should learn more and improve our own golden cicada egg branch incubation technology and incubation experience.

2. When should cicadas be planted?

The best time to plant cicadas is around June to July every year, when the climate is warm and the ambient temperature is stable at around 25 degrees. Planting cicadas in southern regions can be started one month in advance to avoid high temperatures that will cause poor growth of the larvae. In addition, cicadas need to be hatched, so the egg branches should be placed in a greenhouse, the humidity should be maintained at 65% to 70%, and the room temperature should be maintained between 20 and 28 degrees.

3. When should the seedlings be planted for breeding cicadas?

The best time to plant cicadas is around June to July every year. At this time, the climate is warm and the ambient temperature is stable at around 25 degrees. Cicadas grow fast after planting. If you plant cicadas in the southern region, you can plant them one month in advance to avoid high temperatures that will cause poor growth of the larvae.

Cicada cultivation requires incubation to reduce the growth time of cicadas. During incubation, the cicada egg branches should be placed upright in the greenhouse. Spray lime water once in the morning and evening with a sprayer. Control the indoor humidity to between 65% and 70%, and maintain the room temperature between 20 and 28 degrees.

4. When should cicada seedlings be planted?

Golden cicada seedlings can be planted in autumn and winter. Golden cicada eggs usually hatch in the second year, usually in September-October (two-year eggs) or June-July (first-year eggs). From the egg stage to the mature nymph, the golden cicada needs to grow underground for three winters and summers.

Warm reminder: The golden cicada is a protected wild animal. Protecting wild animals starts with ourselves. We should refuse to buy or sell wild animal products and not interfere with the free life of wild animals.

5. What temperature is needed to raise cicadas in winter?

The temperature for raising cicadas is 50 degrees in winter

Planting time: The best time to plant cicadas is from June to July each year. The temperature is relatively warm at this time, and the temperature is stable at around 25 degrees Celsius. The growth rate of cicadas is relatively fast after planting. If you plant cicadas in the south, you can plant them one month earlier. The cultivation of cicadas requires hatching to shorten the growth cycle of cicadas, and spray water once with a sprayer.

6. How and when to plant cicadas?

The breeding period of golden cicadas is generally from September to October (two-year eggs) or from June to July (first-year eggs). Golden cicadas are insects with incomplete metamorphosis, and their growth and development need to go through three stages: egg, nymph and adult.

1. Feed supply

Choose to plant some strong tree species with well-developed root systems, vigorous growth and rich juice, such as poplar, elm, willow, tung, or various fruit trees in the orchard. At the same time, you can also intercrop some root and tuber plants, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, yams, etc.

2. Environmental conditions

(1) The "breeding" depth of the cicada is about 30-50 cm. The terrain should be sunny and conducive to frost prevention. The soil should be fertile, loose, and unpolluted. It should not be too dry, nor should it have too high a water content or water accumulation.

(2) To ensure the normal growth and development of the host plant root system and the juiciness of the young plants, a layer of rice straw, wheat straw, corn straw, etc. can be covered in the planting area to keep warm in winter.

3. Epidemic prevention preparations

(1) There are many natural enemies of nymphs after they emerge from the soil and adults after they emerge from the pupae, such as snakes, hedgehogs, rodents, wild cats, toads, etc. Generally, sparrows and mantises like to eat nymphs. At the same time, microorganisms such as green muscardine, white bassiana, and entomogenous algae also pose parasitic hazards. In addition, pollution such as floods, pesticides, and fertilizers also pose great risks to cicadas. Therefore, during the breeding process, attention should be paid to taking appropriate protective measures.

(2) The more important seasons are the egg stage on trees, the outbreak period of cicada ants, and the emergence period of mature nymphs. The natural enemies of the tree egg stage and the outbreak period are mainly ants and small red flower bugs. Generally, you can use 100 times diluted ammonia to soak the egg branches, or use DDVP, strong chlorine, etc. to treat the soil.

4. Breeding technology

(1) In addition to naturally collecting cicada eggs, general production facilities for adults and nymphs can also include building gauze greenhouses to provide space for adult cicadas to lay eggs. Fruit trees in abandoned orchards can also be used to replant fruit tree seedlings.

(2) A fence can be built around the fruit tree seedlings using cement columns or bamboo racks, with iron wire in the middle and a layer of nylon window screen on the outside. The adults that have emerged or been collected can mate and lay eggs in the fence, and the adults can be retained based on their number, without the need to collect seeds from the wild.

7. In which month can artificially bred cicadas survive?

When breeding cicadas, choosing a suitable time is also very critical. It cannot be too early or too late, otherwise it will affect the survival rate of cicada breeding. Normally, the eggs are often hatched from March to May each year, and the best breeding time is May. If the eggs are purchased before March, they are likely to be frozen, thus affecting the hatching rate. If they are bred in June, they will often slowly die at this time, and they may die before hatching is completed. Even if they are successfully hatched, their physique is very weak, and the survival rate will not be too high.

The time for breeding cicadas is scientifically based. If the breeding is too dry, the soil temperature is low, and the survival rate is low, the yield will be affected. If the breeding is too late, the larvae will not easily overwinter. In June and July, when the temperature is high, people will have serious allergic reactions in the incubator. Choosing the right incubation time, the quality of the incubation of cicada eggs is the key to the success of cicada breeding. Therefore, when hatching cicada eggs, the first thing is to sterilize and kill insects with drugs, and then strictly control the temperature and humidity. Remember that the temperature is high and low, and the humidity is too high or too low. According to the thermometer and humidity meter, but also frequently check the cicada branches and control them flexibly. In the incubator for about 10 days, pay attention to the muscimol or green bacteria on the cicada branches and soak them in a 1:100 times bactericidal compound for about 5 seconds. Pay special attention after 30 days of incubation. If you find that 3%-5% of the young cicadas are crawling at the bottom of the pot, you should bury them under the tree.

How long does it take to artificially breed cicadas?

Cicadas become adults 15 to 18 months from the date of sowing.

Golden cicada breeding technology Golden cicada is an oviparous and underground incubated medicinal material with extremely high medicinal value. It has the effects of clearing blood and removing blood stasis, health care, and has a certain therapeutic effect on hypertension. However, the existing golden cicada has the disadvantages of long growth cycle, low survival rate, and is not suitable for collection.

1. Egg collection: Egg collection is done after the cicada lays eggs in autumn, usually around the seventh month of the lunar calendar. The cicada uses the small thorns on its tail to pierce the tender branches of one year old trees and lay eggs in the branches, mostly on juicy branches such as fruit trees. After laying eggs, the branches will dry up, so most branches with green lower ends and dry tips have cicada eggs.

2. Post-harvest processing: After collecting the branches with cicada eggs, remove the dry leaves, cut off the two ends, and bundle thirty branches into a bundle. Spread a layer of sand on the bottom of a large washing basin, and put the bundled branches upright in the basin. Keep the temperature at 28-34 degrees and the humidity moist. Spray it when it is dry. Use a sprayer to spray the branches until they are thoroughly wet.

3. Hatching: The larvae will hatch in about 15 days. At this time, you will see some larvae crawling up and down on the branches. When about 20% of the larvae have hatched, they should be buried. The burial pit should be in an area with many fine and soft hair roots so that the larvae can absorb nutrients from the roots. It is best to choose a plot where honeysuckle is planted.

4. Sowing: Dig a pit into a strip shape, the depth should be mainly to the hairy roots, and the width should be one shovel. Put the branches with hatched larvae into the pit, and the larvae will hug the plant roots by themselves. Be gentle and slow when returning the soil. Do not step on the soil after returning it, and do not water it to ensure ventilation.