CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What does it mean to raise cockroaches?

1. Why breed cockroaches?

Raising cockroaches may be a lonely thing

2. Is cockroach farming a scam?

It's not a scam, it's a real project. As long as you have a market, breeding is definitely profitable because cockroaches reproduce very quickly and the investment is not large. People usually regard cockroaches as pests that spread diseases. If people find a cockroach farm nearby, they are likely to complain. This is why many cockroach farms in China are still operating in a secretive manner. People are unlikely to find facilities with the words "cockroach farm" or "cockroach factory".

Yet despite these risks and concerns, cockroach farming is still seen as a profitable business by many Chinese entrepreneurs.

3. Is it legal to breed cockroaches?

legitimate.

Cockroaches are raised to eat garbage. It is reported that 300 million cockroaches can eat 15 tons of food waste every day, creating a new model for domestic garbage disposal.

The piles of food waste in the warehouse are first transported to the conveyor belt by the staff's homemade pulping machine, crushed and beaten into pulp, and then transported along the conveying pipeline to the large cockroach breeding room next door. The breeding room is a fully enclosed environment, and through the glass, you can see densely packed cockroaches eating the crushed food waste.

4. How to get into cockroach breeding?

1. Choose a container

To breed cockroaches, you first need to choose a container. Cockroaches are nocturnal animals and do not like light, so it is best to use a light-shielding container when breeding cockroaches. At the same time, friends living in rural areas will find that cockroaches generally appear more frequently in summer and less frequently in winter, so when choosing a container, you also need to choose a heat-insulating container.

2. Control the temperature

Cockroaches are animals that like warmth, so when breeding cockroaches, it is best to control the temperature above 20 degrees to allow the cockroaches to grow better. At the same time, when controlling the temperature for the cockroaches, you also need to pay attention to ventilation to avoid the cockroaches dying from lack of oxygen due to an overly hot environment.

3. Prepare food

Cockroaches are usually active between 9 and 11 p.m. every night, so it is best to provide food for cockroaches at night so that they can eat more food. At the same time, it is best to provide them with appropriate food, such as rice, apple cores, vegetables, etc.

4. Notes

Cockroaches are generally pests, so common insecticides on the market can kill cockroaches. Generally, when breeding cockroaches, it is necessary to avoid the presence of pesticides in the cockroach breeding environment to avoid causing the death of cockroaches. At the same time, animals such as mice and ants feed on cockroaches, so when breeding cockroaches, it is also necessary to help the cockroaches avoid natural enemies.

5. What is the use of raising cockroaches?

Cockroaches are generally farmed for use as feed or medicine. They can also be used to clean up garbage, extract medicinal substances, make cosmetics, etc.

The artificially bred cockroaches are not the ordinary species we usually see, but a large cockroach called "American cockroach".

6. What is the market status of cockroach breeding?

The market prospect of breeding cockroaches is promising

When it comes to cockroaches, almost everyone wants to kill them. However, many people don’t know that there are people who specialize in breeding cockroaches, and they have good economic benefits.

1. Medicinal value

Artificially bred cockroaches, mainly the American cockroach species, are mainly sold to pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies in Asia. These companies purchase cockroaches because this species is a cheap source of protein and medicinal substances. Many common burn and gastroenteritis drugs on the market use polyols and peptides in the American cockroach, which are surface cell growth factors.

2. Rapid reproduction

Cockroaches are a tough species that once lived in the same era as dinosaurs. They have very strong vitality. Not only do they reproduce at an amazing speed, but they can also grow in a variety of environments. Generally speaking, they are easy to raise, which is a huge advantage for farmers raising cockroaches.

3. Expensive market price

The life cycle of cockroaches is about six to seven months in a suitable environment. They can be harvested twice a year, and the price of dried cockroaches is as high as 320 yuan per kilogram. Excluding the cost of raising cockroaches, the profit is considerable.

7. Why don’t many people raise cockroaches?

Why doesn't anyone keep cockroaches?

Because in traditional Chinese thinking, cockroaches are pests, and very dirty pests. In Chinese ideology, it is difficult to accept raising cockroaches. Although there is a kind of large cockroach that can be raised as a pet worldwide, and there are even supplementary foods such as cockroach milk, and cockroach powder as a delicacy to supplement protein, it is still difficult to accept raising cockroaches in China.

8. What is the purpose of raising cockroaches?

Artificially bred cockroaches are mainly of the American cockroach variety, which are bred and sold mainly to pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies in Asia.

These companies purchase cockroaches because this species is a cheap source of protein and medicinal substances. Many of the common medicines on the market use extracts from American cockroaches.

9. Is it feasible to raise cockroaches?

Not feasible.

Cockroaches refer to insects belonging to the order Blattaria (scientific name), belonging to the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Blattaria, commonly known as cockroaches, and are common medical insects. Cockroaches are flat, dark brown, and usually medium-sized. They have small and movable heads. Their antennae are long and filamentous, and their compound eyes are well developed. Their wings are flat, with the forewings being elytra and the hindwings being membranous. The forewings and hindwings are basically the same size, covering the back of the abdomen; some species are wingless. They are not good at flying, but can run fast. They undergo incomplete metamorphosis. They lay eggs in egg sheaths. There are about 6,000 species, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical areas, living outdoors or indoors.