CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What land conditions are needed to breed golden cicadas? (What land conditions are needed to breed golden cicadas?)

1. What are the land requirements for raising cicadas?

In the past, people believed that any land (such as silt, sand, red soil, black soil, loam, etc.) could be used to plant trees and raise cicadas, and that high yields could be obtained. In fact, this is not the case. In order for the larvae to grow quickly and healthily, it is best to choose land with soft soil, not easy to harden, sunny and frost-proof, fertile and pollution-free. The soil should not be too dry, nor too high in water content or waterlogged, so as to ensure that the root system of the host plant grows normally and is well-developed and juicy.

2. In what kind of environment does the golden cicada need to grow?

The most important thing for breeding cicadas is to choose forest land. Sandy land is the most suitable for breeding cicadas. Do not choose low-lying forest land for breeding cicadas, as there will be waterlogging when it rains heavily. Herbicides cannot be used in forest land. The best time to plant cicadas is in late June and mid-July. The planted cicadas will slowly drill down after the weather turns cooler after the beginning of autumn. It will take a long 3 years underground before they can emerge. The above is a summary of my personal experience. I did not copy any information about breeding cicadas on the Internet. I hope it will be helpful to you.

3. How old are the trees that can support cicadas?

You can raise cicadas after more than three years.

For breeding cicadas, choose poplar, tung, willow and various fruit trees that are more than three years old. It is not easy to breed cicadas in trees with bitter sap. The breeding density should be reasonable according to the size of the tree. The amount of seeds used for 3-4 year old trees, 5-6 year old trees, and 6-10 year old trees is different. Cicadas are not very demanding on land. Sandy soil and neutral soil are better. Pay attention to watering when the land is dry. The land for breeding cicadas should not be low-lying. Pay attention to drainage when it rains heavily.

4. Where are the places for artificial breeding of cicadas?

When choosing a site, first choose a suitable site to plant cicadas. The site should be easy to irrigate, fertile, preferably sandy, and cheap. Or you can also choose your own land. Also, observe whether there are cicadas unearthed nearby. If these conditions are met, it can basically be used to plant cicadas, which will help the growth of cicadas.

5. How many acres of land are needed to breed cicadas?

Starting from 2 acres

If we calculate based on a two-year-old tree, 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 cicada ants, and more than 300 catties of golden cicadas can be harvested per mu of forest land (about 110 cicadas per catty). The current market price of golden cicadas is about 30 yuan per catty, so the income per mu of forest land is about 9,000 yuan. For mature trees, 1,000-1,500 strips can be placed per mu of forest land, and the income will double accordingly.

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

1. Breeding site

Cicadas are mainly bred under forests. Their growth needs can be met under various fruit trees and timber trees. There is no need to invest in building sites or houses, and there is no need to purchase other breeding facilities. my country is rich in forest resources, and it is generally difficult to interplant crops under fruit trees and other trees that are more than three years old. Cicada breeding makes use of the space under trees and grows by sucking the sap from the roots. It can be said that this develops breeding without affecting the growth of trees, killing two birds with one stone. The entire breeding process does not require feeding management, epidemic prevention, etc., and does not occupy labor. If the technology and sales of cicada breeding are solved, cicada breeding is a good project for laid-off workers to develop re-employment and for farmers to engage in the tertiary industry.

2. Egg collection

The eggs are collected after the cicadas lay eggs in autumn, usually around the seventh month of the lunar calendar. The cicadas use the small thorns on their tails to pierce the tender branches of one-year-old trees and lay their eggs inside the branches, mostly on juicy branches such as fruit trees. After laying eggs, the branches will dry up, so most branches with green lower ends and dry tips have cicada eggs.

3. Post-harvest processing

After collecting the branches with cicada eggs, remove the dry leaves, cut off the two ends, and bundle thirty branches into a bundle. Spread a layer of sand on the bottom of a large washing basin, and put the bundled branches upright in the basin. Keep the temperature at 28-34 degrees and the humidity moist. Spray it when it is dry. Use a sprayer to spray the branches until they are thoroughly wet.

4. Incubation

The larvae will hatch in about fifteen days. At this time, you will see some larvae crawling up and down on the branches. When about 20% of the larvae have hatched, they should be buried. The burial pit should be selected in an area with many fine and soft hair roots so that the larvae can absorb nutrients from the roots. It is best to choose a plot where honeysuckle is planted. In a plastic pot that is 10 cm long, 40 cm wide and 20 cm high, spread 5 to 10 cm thick fine dry sand on the bottom, place the egg branches in bundles vertically or horizontally on it, and constantly spray mist with a small sprayer to maintain high humidity in the air around the branches of the golden cicada eggs so that excess water droplets are absorbed in the fine sand at the bottom. During the incubation period, the hatching status of the golden cicada eggs should be checked continuously. When a small number of golden cicada larvae are found to be active, the branches and fine sand can be placed in the breeding site for planting.

5. Planting seeds

Dig the pit into a strip shape, the depth should be mainly to the hairy roots, and the width should be one shovel. Put the branches with hatched larvae into the pit, and the larvae will hug the plant roots by themselves. Be gentle and slow when returning the soil. Do not step on the soil after returning it, and do not water it to ensure ventilation.

6. Sowing time

Planting time is generally from May to July or from September to October. Dig regular narrow trenches about 10 to 30 cm deep about 1 meter away from the base of the trunk, such as ring, square, triangle, parallel or radial shapes, for the purpose of later digging and harvesting. Cover the soil and compact it after "planting", and keep records of the time, quantity, "planting" trench shape and depth. It should be sunny and frost-proof, with soft, fertile and pollution-free soil; it should not be too dry, nor should it have too high water content or water accumulation, to ensure the normal growth and development of the host plant root system, and the young plants should be tender, developed and juicy. In winter, wheat straw, rice straw, corn straw, etc. should be covered in the planting area to maintain the ground temperature.

7. Harvest

If there are trees, wrap a circle of transparent tape at one meter to prevent the cicadas from climbing high to metamorphose. Cicadas become adults 15-18 months from the date of sowing.

8. Collection

Cicada eggs are mainly made of wax strips, and cicada egg larvae feed on the juice of plant roots, so it is best to choose a multi-root area when burying. Each branch contains 100-400 cicada eggs, so 500-800 branches per mu are appropriate to ensure the survival rate. Using this method to grow golden cicadas advances the original growth period of 3-15 years to 18 months, the incubation period is increased from the original one year to about 35 days, and the survival rate is increased from the original 6% to about 30%-60%. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for breeding in rural areas.