CATDOLL : CATDOLL: The top ten tree species suitable for raising cicadas (The top ten tree species suitable for raising cicadas)

1. What plants should be used to grow cicadas in flower pots?

Most common tree species are suitable, such as poplar, willow, elm, apple, pear, peach, apricot, etc. Some special tree species are not suitable, such as pine, cypress, ginkgo, camphor, chinaberry, etc. Woody plants and herbaceous plants (perennial) can be used as host plants for breeding cicadas. In order to save trouble in management, most farmers choose woody plants to breed cicadas. Among woody plants, in order to quickly raise cicadas, the first thing is to choose tree species that cicadas like;

Second, we should choose tree species that are easy to survive and grow quickly;

The third is to choose a tree species with a well-developed root system and sufficient sap. Combining the three conditions, the first choice is willow.

2. Is it better to raise cicadas on bamboo willow or matsudanax?

Salix matsudana

Willow is currently recognized as a better tree species for breeding cicadas. Currently used are fast-growing bamboo willow, local stupid willow (Salix matsudana, Mantou willow), fast-growing Salix matsudana 9901, Chinese willow (Blowing dustpan willow), weeping willow. Fast-growing bamboo willow is the main one, which can account for the vast majority of the total willow scale. Salix matsudana and fast-growing Salix matsudana 9901 have just started to be tried out in the past 1-2 years.

Fast-growing bamboo willow grows fast in the early stage, has high water requirements, is resistant to water and humidity, and is not particularly resistant to pruning. The density is large, the management requirements are high, and the management cannot keep up with the serious dead trees. Fast-growing bamboo willow is currently the most commonly used tree species in artificial breeding, and it also has the largest cicada production area and ideal yield. The yield of some experimental fields is estimated to exceed 200 catties. Large-scale yields of about 100 catties are also available. In addition to the high density and dead trees, the disadvantages of fast-growing bamboo willow are relatively more diseases and insect pests. As a host plant for breeding golden cicadas, the disadvantages are gradually emerging.

Fast-growing Salix matsudana 9901 has the characteristics of fast-growing bamboo willow, but has advantages in pest and disease resistance and drought resistance. Its salt and alkali resistance is better than bamboo willow. When the 9901 willow grows up, the main stem deadhead problem is more prominent, similar to some stupid willows. In theory, it will be better than fast-growing bamboo willow, but the specific breeding effect remains to be seen.

Some willows with excellent tree shapes have gradually become the objects of experimentation for breeders. They have strong vitality, wide adaptability, tolerance to pruning, few diseases, and the emergence of cicadas in the wild, which are all great advantages. At present, there are not many high-quality varieties of willows, and the cost of obtaining them is also higher than that of bamboo willows. If conditions permit, willow segments can be collected in the fields to raise seedlings for future use.

3. What kind of tree should be used to raise cicada monkeys?

There are many healthy tree species with vigorous growth and more sap, such as pear trees, apple trees, walnut trees, elm trees, willow trees, ash trees, mulberry trees, orange trees, grapefruit trees, sycamore trees, poplar trees, etc. The food of cicada monkeys is the sap of parasitic trees, such as young branches and the sap of tree roots. The tree species suitable for breeding cicada monkeys are willow trees, followed by poplar trees. These two trees grow very fast and have a relatively high survival rate after planting.

1. Under which trees are cicada monkeys more common?

1. Cicada monkeys usually live on healthy trees that grow vigorously and have more juice, such as pear trees, apple trees, walnut trees, elm trees, willow trees, ash trees, mulberry trees, orange trees, grapefruit trees, sycamore trees, poplar trees, etc. These trees are the favorites of cicada monkeys. Cicada monkeys usually start laying eggs in July and August every year. They will lay eggs in young branches. After the branches wither and fall to the ground, the eggs will hibernate in the soil until the temperature is suitable in May of the following year. The hatching will end at the end of June. In summer, the adults will gradually begin to drill out of the ground, and start a new cycle of emergence, laying eggs, etc.

4. What kind of tree should be used to raise cicada monkeys?

To raise cicada monkeys, use poplar, elm, willow, tung trees or various fruit trees in the orchard.

Cicadas generally choose healthy tree species with well-developed root systems, lush growth, and more sap for breeding, which is the key link to improve the efficiency and yield of cicada breeding. For example, poplar, elm, willow, tung or various fruit trees in the orchard are all tree species that cicadas like to eat. In addition, dwarf shrubs such as honeysuckle and waxwood are also crops that cicadas like to eat.

You cannot breed cicadas under pine trees or bitter orange trees. Because the roots of pine trees have a special pine scent, cicadas do not like to eat bitter orange trees. Cicada larvae also do not like to eat the bitter sap.

Before the cicadas mature, you can wrap a smooth plastic film around the tree trunk 30 cm above the ground to prevent the cicadas from crawling up the tree, making them easier to harvest. You can also use a flashlight to catch them on the ground and trunks under the tree at night. Or you can catch the young adult cicadas on the tree in the early morning.

5. Which type of ash tree is best for raising cicadas?

Among the poplars, Italian poplars are the best for breeding cicadas. At present, the tree species that can be used to breed cicadas include willow, elm, poplar, ash, sycamore, toon, apricot, pear, jujube, hawthorn, plum and apple trees.

Because willows have a well-developed root system, grow fast, have slender branches, thin and soft bark, and are rich in juice, they are also very cold-resistant, drought-resistant, and waterlogged-resistant, have a high survival rate, and are easy to cultivate. It is understood that using willows for breeding, cicadas not only grow fast, but also grow large, have high yields, and look good.

6. What kind of tree is best for breeding cicadas?

Golden cicadas like trees with soft wood and more sap. Suitable tree species for raising cicadas include willow, elm, poplar, ash, sycamore, Chinese toon, etc. Fruit trees include apricot, plum, apple, pear, etc. For the planting density of trees, take bamboo willow as an example, the planting density of 2*1 in the first year can be sufficient. A high density can lay more egg branches to increase the yield. In the second year, the trees gradually grow up and can be thinned. In the third year, the final density is 4*2, with more than 80 trees per mu.

7. What trees are used for breeding cicada monkeys?

The most suitable tree species for breeding cicada monkeys is willow, followed by poplar, because these two trees grow very fast and have a higher survival rate after planting.

Willow is drought-resistant and waterlogged-resistant, with many branches and a well-developed root system, making it a very suitable tree species for breeding cicada monkeys. Cicada monkeys bred on willow trees are of relatively uniform size and firm texture, making them very popular in the market.