The development speed of centipedes is relatively slow. In the first year, from hatching to before hibernation in winter, their body length is only about 3.3-3.9 cm. In the second year, under sufficient food conditions, the body length is still only about 4.9-6.6 cm. Therefore, it generally takes 3-4 years for centipedes to develop from juveniles to sexually mature adults. The growth and development speed has a lot to do with whether there is sufficient feed and the duration of feeding time. It was found in artificial breeding that centipedes produced in the same year grow and develop faster when bred indoors than in natural conditions. Therefore, providing sufficient fresh feed during breeding is one of the important conditions for increasing its production.
Centipedes belong to arthropods of the crustacean class. Their bodies are covered with a chitin shell, which limits further growth and development. To get rid of the shell's restriction on further growth and development, they molt several times during their growth and development process. Each time they molt, they grow significantly larger. They molt three times during embryonic development, and adult centipedes usually molt once a year, while some molt twice.
Molting mostly occurs in midsummer or after egg-laying. Before molting, the body color changes, movement becomes sluggish, they stop eating, and vision and antennae abilities weaken. During molting, it proceeds segment by segment from front to back, finally shedding the tail legs. The old skin shed appears wrinkled and contracted, and when stretched out, it forms a complete centipede body shell. Molting takes about 2 hours to complete. Disturbance should be avoided during molting, as it can prolong the molting time. In artificial breeding, care must also be taken to prevent ants and other predators from attacking the centipedes during molting, otherwise they may be easily bitten or injured by ants.
4) Wintering: Centipedes are cold-blooded animals, and changes in external temperature have a great impact on their lives. The cold winter threatens their survival. To avoid the threat of the cold winter, they burrow into the ground and hibernate. During hibernation, they neither eat nor move, and their bodies form an "S" or "L" shape. The depth at which they burrow into the soil during hibernation is directly related to the air temperature and soil temperature. The lower the air temperature and soil temperature, the deeper they burrow into the soil; the higher the air temperature and soil temperature, the shallower they burrow. Under normal air and soil temperature conditions, they mostly hibernate at depths of 15-40 cm in the soil; when the air and soil temperatures are low, they can hibernate at depths of 80-100 cm in the soil. If the soil temperature rises, not only can the hibernation time be delayed, but they can also hibernate in shallow soil layers or even on the soil surface. It can be seen that the soil temperature is the key factor affecting the length of centipede hibernation and the depth of the soil layer where they lie dormant. Therefore, in breeding, artificially raising the soil temperature in the hibernation area can not only shorten their hibernation time and ensure safe wintering, but also relatively increase the normal activity period of centipedes, which is beneficial to increasing the yield of farmed centipedes. For example, just before centipedes enter winter dormancy, dig pits 80-100 cm deep in the breeding farm, mix the excavated soil with collected garbage mud ash in a 2:1 ratio, pour it back into the pit to fill it, then lay an appropriate amount of brick and tile fragments and place the centipedes. Cover with a layer of fine soil, and finally cover with tree branches and dry grass. This improves the environment for centipedes to spend the winter.
Before improving the wintering environmental conditions, the soil temperature was low, and the morning, noon, and evening soil temperature fluctuations were large. After improvement, the soil temperature rises significantly, and the temperature difference between morning, noon, and evening is small, basically keeping the soil temperature stable within the same day, which is beneficial for the safe wintering of centipedes. There are many benefits to improving the wintering environment for centipedes, mainly including: ① Deep plowing makes the soil loose, allowing air circulation in the soil layer. Due to the covering of fine soil and dry grass on the soil surface, heat in the soil below the bricks and tiles does not easily dissipate, enhancing insulation capabilities. Moreover, the heat in the soil easily dissipates between the bricks and tiles, reducing the temperature difference between morning, noon, and evening within a day. ② Bricks and tiles easily absorb water, creating the damp environment required by centipedes. Additionally, the larger gaps between bricks and tiles facilitate the entry and exit activities and resting of centipedes. ③ Garbage mud mixed with soil quickly rots and decomposes, releasing a large amount of heat energy, raising and stabilizing the soil temperature, thereby shortening the hibernation time of centipedes. ④ Increasing organic matter and microorganisms in the soil is beneficial for the proliferation of various small insects, providing fresh natural food for centipedes, achieving the effect of "natural feeding" for centipedes. Therefore, artificially improving the environmental conditions of centipede hibernation sites is an effective method to help them safely survive the winter and should be promoted. In addition, after centipedes come out of hibernation, their ability to move is restored, and the breeding site should be sealed tightly to prevent centipedes from escaping. Shaanxi Huaren scorpion breeding mainly focuses on scorpions, centipedes, and mealworms as feed, integrating breeding, sales, and product recycling into a large-scale breeding farm.
Since 1983, we have been breeding scorpions, and our achievements have been reported in major newspapers such as the People's Daily, Shaanxi Daily, Xi'an Evening News, Shaanxi Farmers' Newspaper, Gansu Farmers' Newspaper, Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Information Newspaper, and Ningxia Science and Technology Newspaper. In 1985, the book "The Path to Wealth for Youth" published by Shaanxi People's Publishing House introduced our scorpion breeding stories, and in 1999, the book "Bittersweet Years" published by the same publisher also introduced our scorpion breeding achievements. Agri-science TV and Shaanxi News have filmed and broadcasted our scorpion breeding stories three times on-site at our farm.
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Supported by Huazhong Agricultural University: As a key university under the national "211 Project", Huazhong Agricultural University collaborates with Wuhan Nongke Humin Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. to jointly research and promote scientific farming and technological wealth through centipede breeding technology: Humin No. 2 Golden Headed Centipede.
Advanced technology advantage: Through years of breeding observation, multiple biological experts and professors of biological engineering from Wuhan Nongke Humin Biological Engineering Co., Ltd. and Huazhong Agricultural University have used selection purification technology and biological gene improvement engineering to cultivate a new generation of varieties - Humin No. 2 Golden Headed Centipede. Observations show that this variety is easy to breed, gentle in nature, strong in adaptability, fast-growing, highly reproductive, better in medicinal value, and more economically significant, making it an ideal investment breeding project for many farmers.
Complete breeding facilities: With agriculture as an advantage and life science as a feature, the company relies on experts and scholars from the College of Animal Science and Technology, using modern biological engineering, special breeding, and insect resource development as its core. It integrates scientific research, breeding, teaching, promotion, technical services, production, sales, import and export trade, and more into a high-tech enterprise. It owns large ecological breeding areas, solar house breeding areas, greenhouse breeding areas, etc., and separately sets up technical training centers, seedling breeding centers, germplasm rooms, incubation rooms, gene transformation rooms, etc., with excellent foundations and complete systems.
Wuhan Nongke Humin Company: Adhering to the tradition of "diligent reading and hard work, self-establishment and helping others", our company aims for "scientific farming" with the business philosophy of "integrity, dedication, pragmatism, innovation, and win-win" to promote the industrial development of centipede resources. We will strive to provide better quality and high-yield seedlings, advanced technology, and more comprehensive services for our fellow farmers, moving forward together to create a brighter future.
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