Key technical points and daily management methods for grasshopper farming

Everyone has surely heard of grasshoppers and locusts, but many people do not know that they are the same thing. Grasshoppers are pests that many farmers hate to the bone, and the damage grasshoppers do to crops is enormous; in severe cases an entire farmland can be ruined. But in recent years, grasshopper farming has become a craze, because grasshoppers are also rich in protein, which is beneficial to human growth, and they are very tasty when fried. So how should grasshoppers be farmed? Let's take a look together with the editor below!

1. Choosing varieties

There are many kinds of grasshoppers, and grasshoppers have very strong adaptability and resistance. The varieties we can farm artificially include the cotton locust, the East Asian migratory locust (Locusta migratoria manilensis) and others. Each variety has different farming advantages and disadvantages, and the most common farmed variety is the East Asian migratory locust. However, it is not suitable for everyone to farm, and when choosing a variety you must carefully consider various factors such as growth time, number of eggs laid, body size, farming environment and market demand. The difference in variety determines the farming direction and even the market, so we should choose the variety according to our actual situation.

2. Building the site

First, we should build the farming site in a place with strong sunlight and good ventilation, and when building it the farm should be higher than the ground to facilitate later drainage. Grasshoppers usually lay eggs in the soil, so we should choose sandy soil suitable for grasshopper egg-laying, and then spread a layer of leaves on the ground to facilitate the grasshoppers' feeding. The area of the farm determines how many we farm and the density; pay attention to the enclosure of the farm to prevent the grasshoppers from escaping, because after escaping they will cause devastating damage to crops. Take good waterproofing and rainproofing measures to prevent the grasshoppers from drowning when the water volume is too large during rain.

3. Feeding management

After the site is built, simply put in the breeder locusts, and the breeder locusts will begin to mate and lay eggs; after laying eggs, the young grasshoppers gradually hatch. About 6 days after hatching they begin to shed their skin, and this is a critical period for the growth of the young grasshoppers; there must be enough feed to ensure the young grasshoppers shed successfully. If there is not enough, it will cause problems in the grasshoppers' growth, and even failure to shed. There is also a certain danger, with problems such as bigger ones eating smaller ones and bites and injuries. So everyone must pay attention: after the grasshoppers successfully shed five times, they are almost mature, and at this time you keep some of the egg-laying grasshoppers and the rest can be caught and sold on the market.

4. Preventing escape

Grasshoppers are insects that do enormous harm to crops, completely unlike other specialty farming. Although artificial farming gives them greater value, it also increases the number of grasshoppers and increases the hidden dangers. So during farming we must do a good job of preventing escape; around the farming site set up an isolation belt dyed with insecticide, and keep a sprayer on site so that when escape is discovered you can spray in time to kill them and prevent harm to the external environment.

The above is the editor's brief introduction to grasshopper farming techniques. Everyone should note that grasshopper farming carries great risk. You must observe regularly to prevent escape, which indirectly means a relatively large labor input. Farmers need a certain amount of patience and energy. That is all for today's introduction; this article is for reference only, and thank you all for reading and supporting.