CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is it easy to raise a golden cicada? How to raise it? (Is it easy to raise a golden cicada? How to raise it?)

1. How to breed cicadas?

1. Choose trees

Generally speaking, tree species with well-developed lateral roots, juicy branches, and large annual growth, and trees over three years old are more suitable for growing cicadas. Apricot trees, peach trees, pear trees, and apple trees are all more suitable for growing cicadas. For chicken farmers, such trees are also more suitable for raising native chickens under the forest. You can raise native chickens and grow cicadas under the forest, killing two birds with one stone.

2. Construction of gauze greenhouse

You can build a screen shed in the orchard, use cement pillars or bamboo sticks to build a fence around it, and then pull iron wire in the middle, and cover it with nylon window screen. You can catch some cicada monkeys and put them in, and wait for them to naturally emerge. Or you can directly catch adult cicadas. Generally, they mate in a ratio of 1:1 between male and female, and female cicadas can generally lay about 500 eggs.

The cicadas can mate and lay eggs about 20 days after they emerge from their pupae. During the mating and egg-laying period, try not to walk around or make noise in the greenhouse to avoid adverse effects on the cicadas.

3. Collecting Egg Strips

There are some special farms that cultivate cicada ants, and you can directly buy cicada larvae. Breeders with better skills can cultivate them themselves. There are cracks on the egg strips that look like they have been cut by a knife, and cicada eggs are laid in these tiny cracks. Eggs are usually laid on one-year-old tender strips. Most branches that are green at the bottom and dry at the end have cicada eggs. The general process is to do the work of laying golden cicada eggs in autumn and winter, and they can be hatched and planted from March to July every year.

4. Incubation

If you buy larvae directly, you don't need to hatch them. Egg strips are usually collected around the seventh month of the lunar calendar. After collection, remove the dry leaves from the branches and cut off the ends. 30-50 strips are bundled together. If the number of eggs collected is small, you can use a washing basin.

Spread a layer of sand on the bottom and place the bundled branches upright in the pot.

If there are a large number of larvae, you can make a hatching rack yourself. Use a few thick branches or metal mesh to support a platform, and place the tree branches on it. Under the platform, put a large piece of plastic film (some of the hatched white larvae will fall on it), and sprinkle some fine sand that has been screened and dried on the plastic film.

The suitable temperature for hatching is 28--35℃, and an incubator is required. For chicken farmers who have a brooding room, this is not a difficult task, and cicadas can be hatched in the brooding room. The technical requirements for cicada breeding are very strict. For example, during the incubation period of cicada eggs, the temperature and humidity of the incubation must be strictly controlled. Fluctuating temperatures can easily cause the death of cicada eggs; too dry will cause the hatching rate of cicada eggs to drop significantly, and too wet will cause the cicada eggs to suffocate and die.

In order to keep the branches moist, regular inspections and observations are required every day. Generally, water should be sprayed 4-6 times a day. The incubation time is about 15 days. After the larvae hatch, they will climb up and down the branches, and some will accidentally fall into the fine sand. When about 30% of the larvae have hatched, it is time to prepare for sowing.

4. Sowing

When the ground temperature is kept above 10℃ during the day, you can sow seeds. The planting time is generally from May to July or from September to October. Choose healthy tree species with well-developed root systems, lush growth, and more juice, such as poplar, elm, willow, tung or various fruit trees in the orchard. In addition, intercrop some rhizome plants, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and yams. Before sowing, use a tiller to plow the sandy soil in the woods to make it softer, and sprinkle an appropriate amount of water to make the soil loose and moist. You can cover a layer of hay or wheat straw under the tree where you plan to raise cicadas and sprinkle water to soak it so that the tree can grow a large number of capillary roots, providing a good environment for the growth of small cicadas.

2. What is the survival rate of cicada monkey breeding?

The survival rate of breeding is about 50%. This depends on your management skills. According to the current breeding level, it is 50%.

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%.

3. How to breed cicadas?

The number of cicadas in nature has also been greatly reduced. In order to meet market demand, cicadas are now artificially bred.

Prepare cicadas. To grow cicadas, you must have cicadas. Choose healthy cicadas and select the quantity according to your needs.

Density management. After a certain period of time, cicadas will lay eggs, so they need to be density-managed. There should be 500 females and 500 males per acre. When the cicada grows into a pupa, it will be invaded by grass, and then mycelium will grow in its body.

Light. The cicada flower likes an environment with sufficient direct sunlight, and at the same time, a high humidity must be maintained. Wait until the cicada becomes a pupa and the grass invades.

Nutrients. In the beginning of its growth, the cicada flower absorbs nutrients from the cicada until all of them are absorbed. In spring, the cicada flower will break through the soil, and then it will rely on external nutrients. Appropriate fertilizers should be applied to ensure that the cicada flower blooms normally.

Prevent diseases and insect pests. After the cicada flowers emerge from the ground, they are likely to attract ants and small red flower ants. At this time, you should use appropriate pesticides to spray and kill them in time.