CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What are the benefits of raising golden cicadas? Zhihu (What are the benefits of raising golden cicadas? Zhihu article)

1. How much income can you earn from raising cicadas on one acre of land?

If calculated based on a small tree about two years old:

500 egg-laying strips can be placed per mu of forest land, and each egg-laying strip contains more than 100 cicada eggs. If the hatching rate is 80%, each strip can hatch more than 80 cicada ants, and more than 300 catties of cicadas can be harvested per mu of forest land (about 110 cicadas per catty);

The current market price of golden cicada is about 30 yuan per catty, so the income per mu of forest land is about 9,000 yuan. If 1,000 to 1,500 cuttings are planted per mu of mature trees, the income will double accordingly.

Golden cicada is a representative species of Cicadidae insects. The adult is also called black grasshopper cicada, commonly known as cicada turtle, cicada monkey, etc. The breeding method is to first choose a good breeding site, and then go through egg collection, post-harvest processing, hatching, sowing, sowing time, harvesting, and collection.

2. How many kilograms of cicadas can be produced in a year by raising them on one acre of poplar trees?

Cicada breeding is a new breeding industry. There are 2,000 cicada seedlings per mu, and each cicada seedling contains 100 cicada eggs. Artificial hatching can reach more than 80%! To be precise, the current yield per mu is 100-300 kilograms.

How much does it cost to raise cicadas per acre?

It takes 2-3 years from planting cicada seedlings to harvesting.

How much money is needed depends on how you plan to raise them. First of all, cicadas need to suck the roots of trees to grow, and they can only grow if there are trees. You can plant dozens of poplars or fruit trees per acre like normal trees, or you can plant hundreds of trees. The number of cicada pupae will be more than double, but the management needs to be more diligent than usual. On average, if you plant 100 trees per acre, each seedling costs 1-2 yuan, and fruit trees cost about ten yuan. If you have your own land, it's even better. If you don't have it, you have to rent land according to local prices. Generally, the seedling fee per acre ranges from 500 to 1000 yuan. It depends on the situation of your seedlings and forest land to determine the amount of seedlings per acre. The yield also depends on the seedlings and forest land. Generally, it is about 150 catties per acre. The current high-density breeding can reach about 300 catties per acre, ranging from 45 to 60 yuan per catty. Sell more if you sell it yourself and less to wholesalers.

3. What is the profit of raising grasshoppers per acre per year?

The cost of breeding grasshoppers is low, and you can choose the amount according to your own conditions. Calculation of breeding income: If calculated based on a small tree about two years old: 500 egg-laying strips can be placed per mu of forest land, and each egg branch contains more than 100 cicada eggs. If the hatching rate is 80%, each strip can hatch more than 80 small cicada ants, and each mu of forest land can harvest more than 300 catties of golden cicadas (about 110 golden cicadas per catty). Even if calculated at 20 yuan per catty, each mu of forest land can also earn about 6,000 yuan. For adult trees, 1,000-1,500 strips can be placed per mu of forest land, and the income will double accordingly. It can be planted and raised from April to July every year, with May to June being the best. Wild and artificially bred golden cicadas grow underground for 2-3 years. Cultivation method: For saplings of about two years old, dig trenches 50 cm away from the trees. For mature trees over three years old, dig trenches 1-1.5 meters away from the trees. The trenches are 30 cm deep and 20 cm wide, but do not clean the bottom (the actual trench depth is about 20 cm). Lay the branches one by one or 2-3 branches side by side in the trenches, and then fill the trenches with soil, which can be slightly higher than the ground level, but no compaction is required. Wait for two years before harvesting.

4. Is it profitable to raise cicadas?

Golden cicada, which is called "cicada" in rural areas, is now deeply loved by consumers. More and more people like this delicacy with high nutritional value. Every 100g of golden cicada contains 72g of protein, 15g of fat, and various vitamins such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, etc. that are essential for the human body. The protein content of golden cicada is 3.5 times that of beef, 6.8 times that of pork, 4 times that of mutton, and 3 times that of chicken, making it a rare natural, pollution-free, high-end nutritious food. Moreover, the golden cicada shell is one of the very important Chinese herbal medicines, and golden cicada has great prospects in the breeding market.

To breed cicadas, choose healthy tree species with well-developed root systems, lush growth, and rich juice, such as poplar, elm, willow, tung or various fruit trees. In addition, some root plants are also needed, such as potatoes, yams, etc.

The environment for breeding cicadas should be "30 to 50 cm deep". The sunny side should be protected from frost. The soil should be loose, fertile, and pollution-free. It should not be too dry, nor too high in water content, to ensure the normal development of the roots of the host plants.

In the process of breeding cicadas, primary seed sources can be obtained by picking naturally in the field. Eggs, nymphs and adults can all be picked as seed sources. August to September is the best season for collecting nymphs, and September is the best time to collect branches with eggs.

The season for breeding cicadas is from the beginning of March to the beginning of June in the Gregorian calendar. The hatched eggs are planted from the end of April to the end of June in the Gregorian calendar. It is not suitable to plant them too early or too late. (The best breeding season is from May to June in the Gregorian calendar)

I hope this can help you. The road to entrepreneurship is very hard. I wish you success.