CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What is the best medicine to feed fireflies?

1. How to breed black fireflies

1. Breeding equipment: Fireflies can be raised in wire cages or glass bottles, but be sure to leave ventilation holes. Transparent plastic boxes can also be used, but be sure to leave ventilation holes. It is best to use iron gauze as a cover. This kind of insects will not fight or bite each other, so multiple insects can be raised together. You can put some tender locust leaves or freshly picked grass in the bottle, and cover the bottle mouth with plastic gauze, iron gauze or gauze. The bottle should maintain a certain humidity, and you can sprinkle a little water every day, and spray some water before feeding tender grass or locust leaves before putting them in.

2. Feeding: Fireflies love to eat the body fluids of snails. Every 2 to 3 days, you can catch 1 to 2 live snails and put them in the feeder for them to eat. If it is a glass bottle or a transparent plastic box feeder, you can observe it eating snails. If you raise 10 to 25 fireflies in the bottle, you only need to feed 1 snail each time. If you raise more than 25 fireflies, you can put 2 snails each time. Generally, it can be raised for 15 to 20 days. If it is raised well, it can live for 1 month.

Firefly breeding technology

Firefly breeding management

1. Breeding site: Firefly breeding sites should be arranged as close to the natural environment as possible. Aquatic and terrestrial environments can be considered. Note that the river slopes should be soil to provide space for mature larvae to pupate.

2. Terrestrial species: If the firefly larvae are terrestrial, they should be covered with a fine net to prevent them from escaping. You can also plant a vegetable garden to raise snails for the larvae to prey on. Terrestrial firefly larvae mostly eat smaller snails, although there are some exceptions, such as the two-colored firefly that only eats earthworms and not snails.

3. Aquatic species: For aquatic species, artificial rivers can be built to allow water to circulate. It is best to have artificial waterfalls to increase the amount of oxygen dissolved naturally. However, it should be noted that firefly larvae require a slow-flowing environment. Then carp and other species can be raised in the river, and algae can be reproduced with the feces of the carp. These algae can provide food for snails, and the firefly larvae can prey on these snails, and sometimes also eat small fish, tadpoles, etc.

4. Adult management: After the fireflies pupate and transform into adults, most species of fireflies almost do not eat or drink, and often only eat dew, honeydew or pollen and nectar. In South America, there are a few species of adult fireflies that will glow and prey on other types of fireflies or small phototactic insects as food.

2. What medicine are fireflies most afraid of?

Fireflies are afraid of insecticides such as cypermethrin or bifenthrin, but we should not prevent and control them because fireflies are beneficial insects. Firefly larvae like to eat snails, snails, slugs and other foods. After catching prey, they will first anesthetize it and then inject digestive fluid into its body to decompose the meat. Most adults only need to suck some nectar and dew. Therefore, from human standards, it is a beneficial insect, so we should not harm it.

3. How to spray fireflies with pesticides?

Spraying with highly effective and low-toxic pyrethroid pesticides such as cyhalothrin, deltamethrin, cypermethrin, bifenthrin, pyrethrin, or cypermethrin is very effective, killing insects quickly and thoroughly, with a long control period, a short residual period, and a small amount of residue, without polluting the environment or harming human health. In 15 to 20 minutes after spraying, the insects fall to the ground and die.

IV.20 What is the simplest way to breed fireflies?

A transparent glass bottle, preferably one that is relatively wide and has a wide mouth, clean it.

Method/Step 2:

The next thing, of course, is to catch fireflies. Although fireflies can fly, they usually lie motionless on leaves and are very easy to catch.

Method/Step 3:

After catching fireflies, remember to seal the bottle mouth with a fine net or gauze in time.

Method/Step 4:

Rearing environment

Pick some fresh grass and flowers and put them in a glass bottle. The lifespan of adult fireflies is very short, and they only eat some dew, juice, pollen and the like, so you don’t have to worry too much about what to feed them.

Method/Step 5:

During the breeding process, sprinkle some water appropriately to provide them with life support. Dew is the best.

Method/Step 6:

snails

Although it is a bit cruel, it is true that fireflies eat snails, especially in the larval stage. During the breeding process, we can catch a few snails. At this time, since it is a transparent glass bottle, interested friends can observe the process of fireflies eating snails.

Method/Step 7:

It is also possible to use a glass cover, but remember to ventilate it every once in a while. Fireflies are not very active, so they will not fly away even if the glass cover is opened for a while. Putting some flowers on it can be a decoration, and if you are giving it as a gift, you can put some pretty flowers.

Method/Step 8:

Finally, remember to release them in time. Fireflies released at night are like stars flying back into the sky, very beautiful. Suitable for chasing girls.

5. What to do if fireflies eat vegetables

You can protect the seedlings with a protective cover to prevent fireflies from eating them. You can cover the seedlings with a fresh-keeping bag, but be careful not to use an opaque plastic bag, otherwise the seedlings will die. In addition, there should be a certain amount of ventilation holes to prevent the seedlings from breathing poorly.

3. If there are many seedlings to be planted and they are raised in a centralized manner, you can consider covering them with film or gauze. It is recommended to use a silk screen, which is light-permeable and breathable, and can also dissipate heat to avoid the seedlings being killed by the sun when the temperature is high.

4. For the method of driving away fireflies, you can use insect repellents, such as drugs such as Bichongling, which are low in toxicity, cheap, and will not kill fireflies. Spray Bichongling powder on the seedlings, or spray it on the seedlings after adding water.

6. How to breed fireflies?

1. The feeding device can be a wire cage or a glass bottle, but be sure to leave ventilation holes. You can also use a transparent plastic box, also be sure to leave ventilation holes, and it is best to use a wire mesh cover.

2. Fireflies will not fight or bite each other, so multiple fireflies can be kept together. You can put some tender locust leaves or freshly picked tender grass in the bottle, and cover the bottle mouth with plastic yarn, iron yarn or gauze. The bottle should maintain a certain humidity, and you can sprinkle a little water every day, and spray some water before adding tender grass or locust leaves.

3. Fireflies love to eat the body fluids of snails. You can catch 1-2 live snails every 2-3 days and put them in the feeder for them to eat. If it is a glass bottle or a transparent plastic box feeder, you can observe it eating the snails.

4. If you raise 10 to 25 fireflies in a bottle, you only need to provide 1 snail each time. If you raise more than 25 fireflies, you can put 2 snails each time. Fireflies can generally be raised for 15 to 20 days, and if they are well raised, they can live for 1 month.

7. What should I do if fireflies eat flower leaves?

1. Fireflies do not like all vegetable crops. They prefer to eat the leaves of bean crops and melon crops. Therefore, the focus of protection is on melon and bean crops.

In addition, the protection period is mainly in the seedling stage. After they grow up, protection is generally not needed because fireflies cannot eat all the leaves. Of course, in the case of serious insect infestation, adult seedlings also need protection.

2. You can protect the seedlings with a protective cover to prevent fireflies from eating them. You can cover the seedlings with a fresh-keeping bag. Be careful not to use an opaque plastic bag, otherwise the seedlings will die. In addition, there should be a certain amount of ventilation holes to prevent the seedlings from breathing poorly.

3. If there are many seedlings to be planted and they are raised in a centralized manner, you can consider covering them with film or gauze. It is recommended to use a silk screen, which is light-permeable and breathable, and can also dissipate heat to avoid the seedlings being killed by the sun when the temperature is high.

4. For the method of driving away fireflies, you can use insect repellents, such as drugs such as Bichongling, which are low in toxicity, cheap, and will not kill fireflies. Spray Bichongling powder on the seedlings, or spray it on the seedlings after adding water.

5. If you don't use medicine to prevent it, you can use lime powder. Use slaked lime powder and sprinkle it evenly on the leaves, so that fireflies can't eat the seedlings. It should be noted that quicklime powder cannot be used, otherwise, it will heat up after being exposed to water and may burn the seedlings.

6. If you cannot take protective or repellent measures, you can use killing methods. The simplest and least toxic method is to use household aerosol insecticide. Spray it once in the evening and morning every day to effectively kill and repel fireflies.

7. The most environmentally friendly way is to use chili powder. You can evenly sprinkle a thin layer of chili powder on the leaves of the seedlings, or soak chili powder in water and spray it. If it is washed away by watering or rain, you need to spray it again.