Matters needing attention in golden cicada culture

The golden cicada is actually one of the cicadas, and it is a special breeding project that has emerged in recent years. The main reason is that the medicinal value of the golden cicada itself is very high, and the second is that the golden cicada can also be cultured in the golden cicada. At present, the price of golden cicada on the market is also very good, but at present, the artificial culture technology of golden cicada is still perfect, and there will be a lot of problems in the process of breeding. The following is the notes brought to you by the editor about the cultivation of golden cicadas, which you can understand.

1. Time

The choice of culture time for golden cicadas is very critical. If the time chosen is too early or too late, it will affect the survival rate of golden cicadas. In general, golden cicadas hatch every year from March to May. The best breeding time is in May. If the eggs purchased before March are likely to be frozen, thus affecting the hatching rate, and in June for breeding. At this time, the golden cicada slowly declined and died before the hatching was completed. Even if the golden cicada was hatched successfully, its physique was very weak and the survival rate was not high, so we should pay great attention to the time of breeding.

2. Environment

The breeding land should generally be selected in Xiangyang area, and the soil quality should be relatively loose, preferably in forests such as poplar, elm, willow, sycamore and so on. at the same time, the soil water content of the culture site should not be too high or stagnant water, or orchards and other places can be farmed, but it should be noted that they cannot be cultured in the nursery, because the seedlings have to be planed for sale, so the golden cicada is damaged before it has developed. Finally, it is necessary to see if there is a cicada cry around the official property before raising the golden cicada. if not, it is best not to breed it, or consider it after doing a survey, because some areas are not suitable for the golden cicada to survive, so there will be no cicadas.

3. Soil

When breeding, because the eggs need to be buried in the ground, the soil for breeding is also very important. Generally, it is selected to breed in the loose sandy soil rich in organic matter. In this way, the growth and development of the golden cicada will be relatively fast. If not, we can choose according to the specific local conditions, some soils with heavy stickiness can also be planted, but we need to plant some plants in the later stage to improve the structure of the soil, such as clover, Artemisia mandshurica and so on. this can increase the amount of organic matter in the soil and loosen the soil at the same time.

4. Waterproof

The golden cicada is a kind of animal that is very afraid of water. We usually hear the wild golden cicada call when the weather is relatively hot, or when the weather changes, this is their sense of the weather change. If there is too much water in the breeding ground, then the golden cicada will drown, so it is generally chosen to breed in higher-lying areas. Secondly, if there is stagnant water in the breeding area, the golden cicada will die of hypoxia. So we pay attention to waterproof of traditional Chinese medicine in the process of breeding.

5. Epidemic prevention

When the golden cicada is unearthed, it has a lot of natural enemies, so we have to prepare for epidemic prevention at the very beginning. Generally speaking, snakes, rats, sparrows and other animals that like to eat insects are their natural enemies, and we need to set up a fence around them. and step up supervision. Secondly, there will be Beauveria bassiana, Beauveria bassiana and other microorganisms, so we should carry out reasonable sterilization, and finally, we should prevent the harm of pesticides to golden cicadas. Special attention must be paid to breeding.