How to Breed Katydids Artificially? Methods and Techniques Explained

The katydid is a large singing insect that resembles a locust and is also called gege, kuokuo, youzi, and so on, so how are katydids bred artificially?

1. Living habits of katydids

Katydids are insects of the family Tettigoniidae, mainly distributed in Henan, Heilongjiang, Jilin,, Shandong, Beijing, Tianjin, and other places, and they are also an ornamental and entertainment insect.

Katydids are widely distributed in China and, together with crickets and field crickets, are known as the three major singing insects. Their main foods are vegetable leaves, beans, and so on.

Katydids are omnivorous animals, but they mainly prey on other insects, and when hungry they will also kill and eat one another.

Katydids will eat some pests. In terms of plants, besides feeding on various green plants, they also feed on steamed corn bread, rice, tofu, steamed buns, fried pancakes, and so on.

In addition, their eggs are very high in nutritional value, with a protein content of 49.49%. The eggs can be eaten stir-fried, or deep-fried katydids are also a delicious dish.

2. How are katydids bred artificially?

Adult katydids or fertilized eggs can be purchased from farms or markets. The purchased adult katydids are mixed and raised at a male-to-female ratio of 1:1, and the katydids will naturally mate and then lay eggs. Place the purchased fertilized eggs or the eggs laid by the katydids in a flat-bottomed container, put fine sand at the bottom, place the fertilized eggs on top, then cover with a thin layer of sand, and keep the temperature at 25-25°C until they hatch.

Hatching katydids generally takes about 40 days. During the hatching process, water also needs to be sprayed, sprayed thoroughly in one go, and it is best if no water is visible at the bottom. After spraying, they can be hatched at high temperature, and generally after two months hatching can be successful.