The centipede, belonging to the crustacean class of arthropods, usually molts during midsummer or after laying eggs. Before molting, its body color changes, movements slow down, it stops eating food, and vision and antennae abilities weaken. During molting, the process occurs from front to back section by section, finally shedding the tail appendages. The old exoskeleton appears wrinkled when shed, but when stretched out, it forms a complete centipede shell. Molting takes about 2 hours to complete. Disturbance should be avoided during this period as the development speed of centipedes is relatively slow. From the first year's hatching to just before winter hibernation, the length is only about 3.3-3.9 cm. In the second year, under conditions of ample food, the length is still only about 4.9-6.6 cm. Therefore, it generally takes 3-4 years for a centipede to develop from an infant to sexual maturity. The growth and development speed has a great relationship with whether there is sufficient food and the duration of feeding time. It has been found in artificial breeding that centipedes raised indoors grow and develop faster than those raised naturally outdoors. Thus, providing sufficient fresh feed is one of the important conditions to increase their yield.
The surface of the body is covered with a chitin shell, which limits further growth and development. To get rid of the shell's restriction on further growth and development, therefore, several molts are required during the growth and development process. Each time the skin is shed, there is a noticeable increase in size. There are three molts during embryonic development, and adult centipedes generally molt once a year, while some molt twice.
Otherwise, it will prolong the molting time. In artificial breeding, when centipedes molt, they need to be protected from attacks by ants or other predators, otherwise, they can easily be bitten and injured by ants.
4) Wintering: Centipedes belong to poikilothermic animals, and the rise and fall of external temperatures have a significant 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 to survive the winter. During hibernation, they do not eat or 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 temperature of the air and the soil. The lower the air and soil temperature, the deeper they burrow into the soil; the higher the air and soil temperature, the shallower they burrow into the soil. Under normal air and soil temperature conditions, most centipedes hibernate at depths of 15-40 cm in the soil; when the air and soil temperatures are low, they may hibernate at depths of 80-100 cm in the soil. If the soil temperature rises, it can not only delay the onset of hibernation but also allow them to hibernate closer to the surface or even on the soil surface. It can be seen that the soil temperature is the key factor affecting the length of 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 the hibernation period, ensuring safe wintering, but also relatively increase the normal active period of centipedes, which is beneficial to increasing the yield of farmed centipedes. For example, before the centipedes go into hibernation, pits 80-100 cm deep can be dug in the breeding grounds. The excavated soil can be mixed evenly with collected garbage mud ash at a ratio of 2:1, poured back into the pit, and leveled. Then, an appropriate amount of broken bricks and tiles can be laid down, followed by placing the centipedes inside. Cover with a layer of fine soil, and finally cover with 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, with large fluctuations in morning, noon, and evening soil temperatures. After improvement, the soil temperature significantly increased, and the temperature difference between morning, noon, and evening became smaller, allowing the soil temperature to remain stable throughout the day, which is beneficial for the safe wintering of centipedes. The benefits of improving the wintering environment for centipedes are numerous, mainly including: ① Deep plowing loosens the soil, improving air circulation within the soil layers. Due to the covering of fine soil and dry grass on the soil surface, heat under the broken bricks and tiles does not easily dissipate, enhancing the insulation capacity. Heat from the soil can easily dissipate between the broken bricks and tiles, reducing the temperature difference between morning, noon, and evening. ② Broken bricks and tiles absorb water, creating the damp environment required by centipedes. The larger gaps between the broken bricks and tiles facilitate the entry and exit of centipedes and provide suitable habitats. ③ Mixing garbage mud ash with the soil causes the garbage to quickly decompose, releasing a large amount of heat energy, raising the soil temperature and making it more stable, thus shortening the hibernation period of centipedes. ④ Increasing organic matter and microorganisms in the soil promotes the reproduction of various small insects, providing fresh natural food for centipedes, serving the function of "natural feeding." Therefore, artificially improving the environmental conditions of the centipede's hibernation site is an effective method to help them safely overwinter and should be promoted. Additionally, after centipedes come out of hibernation, [centipedes], having regained their activity, the breeding site should be sealed tightly to prevent the centipedes from escaping. Shaanxi Huarun Scorpion Breeding mainly focuses on breeding scorpions, centipedes, and feed yellow mealworms, integrating farming, sales, and product recovery into a large-scale farm.
We started breeding scorpions in 1983 and 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, Ningxia Science and Technology Newspaper, etc. In 1985, Shaanxi People's Publishing House published the book "The Road to Wealth for Youth," which introduced our scorpion breeding achievements. In 1999, Shaanxi People's Publishing House published the book "Bittersweet Years," which also introduced our scorpion breeding achievements. Agroforestry Satellite TV and Shaanxi News have filmed and broadcasted our scorpion breeding activities three times at our farm.
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Advanced Technical Advantage: Wuhan Agricultural Science and Technology Benefit Bioengineering Co., Ltd. cooperates with multiple biological experts and professors of bioengineering from Huazhong Agricultural University. Through years of observation in breeding, using selective purification techniques and biological gene modification engineering, they have cultivated a new generation of varieties - Benefit No. 2 Golden Headed Centipede. Observations show that this variety is easy to breed, gentle in nature, strong in adaptability, fast-growing, highly reproductive, with better medicinal value and more significant economic value, making it an ideal investment project for farmers.
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Wuhan Agricultural Science and Technology Benefit Company: Upholding the tradition of "diligent reading and hard work, self-improvement and helping others," our company aims at "scientific agriculture" as its purpose, promoting the industrialization of centipede resources with the business philosophy of "integrity, dedication, realism, innovation, win-win." We are committed to providing our fellow farmers with higher quality, high-yield seedlings, more advanced technology, and more comprehensive services, keeping pace with the times, and jointly creating a brighter future tomorrow.
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