CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What is the appropriate survival rate for raising golden cicadas? (Video on What is the appropriate survival rate for raising golden cicadas)

1. What is the survival rate of raising cicadas?

The output is related to a combination of factors. Cicadas appear in the evening of July in the Gregorian calendar. It is impossible for us to watch the breeders every day to calculate the output. The egg branches and hatched cicadas we provide are the best verification.

At present, the survival rate of artificially bred cicadas is 30%-50%, which is nearly ten times more than that of natural ones. That is to say, one branch can produce about 60-100 cicadas, and about 100 cicadas per kilogram. The yield is calculated based on the number of branches. Don't be fooled by the unscientific promises of some farmers that the survival rate is 70% or 80%.

2. How many batches of cicadas are raised in a year?

It takes three years from cicada egg laying to harvesting cicada pupae. The eggs are collected in autumn, usually around the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and the larvae will hatch in about fifteen days. At this time, you can see some larvae crawling up and down on the branches. When about 20% of the larvae have hatched, they should be buried.

How are cicadas bred?

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.

5. Harvesting: If there are trees, wrap them with transparent tape at a distance of one meter to prevent the cicadas from climbing high to metamorphose. Cicadas will become adults 15-18 months after sowing.

6. Tips: Cicada eggs are collected mainly from wax branches and fruit tree branches. Cicada egg larvae feed on the juice of plant roots, so it is best to choose a multi-root area when burying. Each branch contains 100-400 cicada eggs, so 500-800 branches per mu are appropriate to ensure the survival rate. Using this method to grow golden cicadas can advance the original growth period of 3-15 years to 18 months, the incubation period from the original one year to about 35 days, and the survival rate from the original 6% to about 30%-60%. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for breeding in rural areas.

Nowadays, the price of golden cicadas has been rising, and golden cicadas have been served on the tables of restaurants of all sizes. The prospects are promising. The survival rate of golden cicadas planted in this way is high. If the minimum survival rate is 30% per acre, about 100,000 cicadas can survive.

What should we pay attention to when breeding cicadas?

Golden cicadas are different from other animals. They have a certain breeding time limit. If they are raised too early or too late, the survival rate of golden cicadas will be greatly affected. Basically, it should be started around March every year, but it also depends on the weather conditions. If the temperature in March is too low, it can be postponed to May. But be careful, it must not be done in relatively cold weather, which will easily lead to freezing and greatly reduce the probability of golden cicada hatching.

After entering June, the growth of cicadas has entered the middle stage, so it is too late to start hatching at this stage. Many cicadas have not yet decomposed, but casualties have already begun. You should know that cicadas are very fragile, unlike other animals, so the temperature and time in breeding are very important. If either of them is not kept up, it is easy to directly lead to breeding failure.

We all know that wild cicadas generally live in trees. Various woods are their homes, and they are often the most numerous in summer. Therefore, when breeding, we should also pay attention to providing a better environment as much as possible, and also pay attention to the environment in the soil. The moisture in the soil should not be too high, but also not too little, and try not to have stagnant water. Secondly, try not to choose a nursery when breeding, but choose some orchards, so that the cicadas can continue to grow. If there are some natural cicadas around the breeding cicadas, then we should also consider the adaptability of the environment and try to choose carefully.

Since all the eggs in the golden cicada breeding are buried in the soil at the beginning, the soil is a key link in the entire breeding process. Of course, the choice of soil at the beginning is also very important. Try to choose some organic soil, which should be relatively soft and you can also add some sand, which is very good for the growth of golden cicadas.

If there is no such soil, you can also choose some loess, but you must pay attention to the water. Too much water will directly cause the cicada to suffer from hypoxia at the beginning of its growth, which is extremely detrimental to their survival and can easily lead to breeding failure.

What is the market prospect of cicada breeding?

Cicadas can be bred under various fruit trees, timber trees, and forests, and there is no need for feeding management or epidemic prevention during the entire breeding process. Therefore, cicadas will not be contaminated by feed additives, pesticides, or hormones. They are pure natural, pollution-free, high-protein, low-fat green wild insects, and are very popular among consumers. In recent years, hotels, restaurants, and refrigerated food factories have come to purchase them, and the market prospects for their cultivation are very broad.

3. Is the three-dimensional cultivation of asparagus cicada reliable?

It is a very profitable project.

The survival rate of cicadas in asparagus is 10 times that of forests. The minimum yield per mu is more than 300 catties. Asparagus has a well-developed root system and is particularly suitable for cicada parasitism. The growth cycle is 2 years. Based on the market price of 80 yuan, the yield per mu is 300 catties x 80 yuan = 24,000 yuan. Add to that the market price of asparagus is as low as 10 yuan per catty, and the total income is about 30,000 yuan.