Hubei Centipede Breeding: Centipede Breeding Technology, Hubei Centipede Breeding Prospects Video Base, Shaanxi Centipede Breeding
Centipede breeding precautions, centipede breeding benefit analysis - What is a centipede? A centipede, also known as Tianlong, hundred-foot worm, or less-spiny centipede, has three common types: red-head, green-head, and black-head. The red-head's back is reddish-black, the abdomen is light red, and the legs are light orange-red or yellow. The green-head's back and legs are blue, with a light blue abdomen, smaller in size, about half the length of the red-head centipede. The black-head centipede has a black back and legs, a light yellow abdomen, and is even smaller. Among these three types, the red-head centipede is the best due to its larger size, higher yield, gentle temperament, strong adaptability, and fast growth, making it suitable for artificial breeding.
In the long-term struggle against diseases, our laboring people have made full use of and processed centipedes for medicinal purposes. Ming Dynasty medical expert Li Shizhen provided a comprehensive introduction to centipedes' uses in medicine in "Compendium of Materia Medica." According to incomplete statistics, there are dozens of medicines that include centipedes.
With the development of pharmaceutical science, the medical scope of centipedes has expanded, and the demand for medicinal centipedes has increased day by day. Coupled with export earnings, the market supply cannot meet the demand.
Centipedes have traditionally been despised by people, who consider them pests. Some people scream upon seeing one, "Oh no, a centipede," and insist on killing it. This prejudice based on appearance mistakenly harms this insect that is highly beneficial to humans, which is very regrettable. Centipedes are indispensable as medicine, and their value is high. In the herbal medicine market, each centipede costs around 1.5 yuan. With the increasing demand for centipedes and a dramatic decrease in their production, what can be done? Only through artificial breeding can we benefit the country and its people, with great prospects ahead.
Advantages of family-based centipede breeding:
Small investment. Family-based centipede breeding generally requires a small investment. The materials needed to build nests are simple, such as broken bricks, tiles, or mud blocks.
No misallocation of labor. Centipedes follow a relatively regular activity pattern; they hide during the day and become active at night to eat. During the day, they generally do not require human attention, and management only involves nighttime feeding activities. Additionally, there is no need for daytime feeding, so artificial centipede breeding does not consume labor or interfere with work.
Less land required. Centipede nests themselves occupy little space, and empty areas in family courtyards can be used for breeding.
Easy to manage. As long as you observe carefully and understand their activity patterns, managing centipedes becomes easy. People of all ages and genders can engage in centipede farming.
Precautions for centipede breeding:
Centipedes prefer cool, damp environments and like to live in cool slopes, ditches, field ridges, rock crevices, or soil embankment gaps. They are nocturnal, usually coming out alone at night. Although they have eight single eyes, their vision is weak, especially during the day. When moving alone, they will detour only when their antennae touch each other, avoiding each other in most cases. Generally, from 8 PM to 11 PM is their peak activity time. Their activity characteristic is more nocturnal movement and less diurnal activity. Centipedes have strong seam-dwelling abilities and can smoothly pass through rock and soil crevices, residing in these gaps. Under artificial breeding conditions, food must be fresh; once it becomes rotten, centipedes will not eat it.
Agricultural Science and Technology for the People Official Website: http://hm9188.com/index1.asp
Consultation Phone: 027-87672386 87672385, Teacher Yu, QQ Online: 1229441013
Hubei Agricultural Science and Technology for the People Centipede Breeding Base Address: Room 318, Tianhui Building, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City