Earthworm Crop Straw Breeding Technology
The natural enemies of earthworms and diseases are provided by Jindi Agricultural Earthworm Breeding Base:
Earthworms are a treasure trove. As earthworms and their feces enter the market as commodities, developed Western countries protect the environment by using earthworms to process organic waste in urban garbage, achieving the purpose of turning waste into treasure and purifying the environment. In recent years, research and development of earthworm resources in our country have also made significant progress. Since 1995, in order to make full use of this straw resource, Dr. Xue Jinjun, a professor at Hunan Agricultural School, organized more than ten scientific researchers to conduct research on the topic of earthworms processing straw and succeeded in August 2009. So far, this technology has been fully implemented in the Hunan region.
I. Functions and Uses
(1) Earthworms are high-quality protein feed for livestock and poultry breeding and aquaculture. Because earthworms grow and reproduce quickly, they have small body cavities, thick body walls, and high meat yield with rich and complete nutrition. According to measurements, its dry body crude protein content reaches over 60%, and fresh bodies contain about 10% protein. In addition, it contains 2.1% fat and 0.15% calcium. It contains nine amino acids essential for animals and multiple trace elements and various vitamins. Now, many places use earthworms as animal protein feed to feed poultry, frogs, and other animals; they can also feed eels, turtles, and scorpions.
(2) Pharmaceutical production using earthworms as raw materials. "Enzyme" can be extracted from earthworms to treat ischemic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and several pharmaceutical factories in our country produce in bulk. With the gradual improvement of people's quality of life requirements, abroad there are health foods that regulate the body, lower blood pressure, and prevent neuralgia using earthworms as raw materials, as well as cosmetics that whiten, moisturize, remove spots, eliminate dandruff, and relieve itching.
(3) Plant straws and fallen branches and leaves are the source of next year's disease occurrence. When using straw to breed earthworms, due to the action of various microorganisms, the stack temperature rises rapidly, reaching up to 80°C, and most pests and diseases on the straw are killed. Earthworms are a living, long-lasting insecticide and fungicide without any side effects.
Earthworms continuously ingest crop straws and excrete gray-black fecal granules. These granules are porous, have good air permeability, strong water retention capacity, and strong resistance to compression, making them very high-quality organic fertilizers. In 2001, after testing by the Beijing Vegetable Testing Center, the pH value of earthworm manure was around 7, with high nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content, containing 10.5% humic acid, and organic matter exceeding 20%. Additionally, it contains 17 kinds of amino acids and multiple trace elements. Earthworm fertilizer promotes crop growth while aerobic microorganisms multiply extensively, accelerating the degradation of pesticide residues in straws and soil. Each particle of earthworm manure is actually a small reservoir, a small nutrient bank supplying plants with nutrients at any time, and also a soil disinfectant.
Therefore, people call earthworms the natural soil purifier. It is estimated that after the straw produced by 2000 square meters of farmland is converted by earthworms, applying both earthworms and their feces to a standard greenhouse, the tillage layer of more than 15 centimeters in this greenhouse will be purified within a year. Earthworm manure is an excellent organic fertilizer.
(4) Earthworms can be eaten. Due to habit and psychological factors domestically, people do not like to eat them much. However, in the United States, Western Europe, Japan, and elsewhere, eating earthworms has become fashionable.
II. Characteristics of Earthworm Breeding Technology Using Straw
(1) Simple methods and easy operation. Straw does not need to be crushed, regardless of whether it is dry or wet or toxic. Just pile up the straw and sprinkle water, then place the earthworm seedlings used for processing the straw.
(2) This is a low-investment, risk-free technology. Processing straw using this method does not require building a factory, purchasing equipment, or occupying large amounts of land for drying straw. Simply stack the straw in idle spaces such as courtyards, village edges, or fields, and the work can proceed.
(3) Earthworms have the habit of feeding from the upper layer to the lower layer. After the seedlings are placed in the straw pile, the upper layer first forms a layer of earthworm feces. These feces have a stronger odor-removal function than activated carbon, adsorbing and converting harmful gases produced by the stacked straw, preventing environmental pollution.
(4) Low investment, high returns. Purchasing one pound of earthworm seedlings can convert the crop straw produced by 2000 square meters of land into nearly a hundred pounds of fresh earthworms in a year. Moreover, it produces 600 kilograms of earthworm feces, which is the king of organic fertilizers. Earthworm feces can be used to produce "green food" and organic food, as well as for growing flowers, etc.
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