Breeding techniques of Butterflies

Butterfly is a common insect with many species differentiation. There are different species in different parts of our country, butterflies have a very beautiful appearance, and now there are many butterfly gardens for people to visit. This also brings about the development of butterfly breeding industry, and butterfly breeding is also an inevitable trend in our country. So how exactly should butterflies be raised? The following editor brings you the technology of butterfly culture, let's have a look!

1. Site construction

Before breeding butterflies, it is necessary to choose a good breeding site, butterflies like light, so when choosing a farm, you should choose a moist area with normal light, normal ventilation, deep soil and sufficient fertility. It should be noted that you cannot choose to grow crops such as vegetable gardens and orchards. Because butterflies absorb pollen and the flesh of crops, it is very disadvantageous to the growth of crops. After selecting the breeding farm, prepare the feeding equipment similar to the sericulture facilities, control the height, and use nylon net around and at the top of the breeding shed to prevent butterflies from escaping.

2. Selection and incubation

When selecting butterfly species, it is mainly to collect butterfly eggs, pupae and adults in the wild, or you can also buy them from special breeding units and individuals. When selecting butterfly species, you should choose the main species and true or false, so as to avoid being unsuitable for your own breeding direction. If you catch it yourself, then pay attention to male and female pairing, or are in the spawning period. We can catch female butterflies according to their living habits. Usually, female butterflies like to lay eggs in the gaps between leaves, fruits and branches. After catching, we have to prepare the spawning ground for butterflies in the breeding room according to the living habits of butterflies. Pay attention to the humidity during the spawning period and cover it with a wet cloth properly. If the humidity is too low, it will reduce the hatching rate.

3. Planting flowers

After molting, butterflies mainly feed on pollen, so we have to plant flowers properly in the shed when the butterflies hatch. The rotten farm manure and compound fertilizer should be applied before planting, and the soil should be deeply ploughed and kept at a depth of about 30 cm. Let the base fertilizer be fully mixed with the soil, the flowers are mainly those of Umbelliferae, and the pollen and nectar of flowers are sufficient. Provide sufficient food for the growth of butterflies, ensure that butterflies lay eggs normally and prepare for larvae to pupate in the soil, so as to prevent the lack of pollen and nectar from affecting the growth and reproduction of butterflies.

4. Feeding and management

The feeding and management of butterflies is divided into larvae and adults. The feed of butterfly larvae is mainly based on plant leaves, stems, flowers and fruits. When feeding, you can collect and concentrate on a certain place for feeding. In order to control the breeding density of the larvae, you should not raise them too closely, because some species of butterflies are murderous, and if they are too dense, they may lead to the death of a large number of larvae, and the larvae can begin to pupate when they grow for about a week. Keep the pupated objects moist after pupation, and they can break out of the cocoon after a period of time. After the adult butterfly, it is necessary to provide enough food for the butterfly. the main food is water, honey and milk, and the feed should be properly adjusted according to different varieties.

The above is a brief introduction of butterfly culture technology, now butterfly culture still has a great risk, because there is no specific market after breeding. If it is based on viewing, the popularity of the butterfly garden is not enough, which may lead to the failure of breeding, so we must consider carefully when breeding, not blindly. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for your reading and support.