Henan Shangqiu Centipede Farming, Henan Kaifeng Centipede Farming Technology, Henan Xuchang Centipede Farming Prospects
The Nongke惠民 (People-Benefiting Agriculture) Breeding Farm specializes in breeding the golden head centipede and feed yellow mealworms. It is a large-scale farm integrating breeding, sales, and product recovery. With a pragmatic and honest approach, it aims to help many customers successfully breed the golden head centipedes and feed yellow mealworms, achieving the highest returns with minimal investment.
Supported by Huazhong Agricultural University: A key institution under the national "211 Project," Huazhong Agricultural University collaborates with Wuhan Nongke惠民 Bioengineering Co., Ltd. to jointly research and promote scientific farming and technology-enriched agriculture for centipede breeding techniques, specifically the Hui Min No. 2 Golden Head Centipede.
Advanced Technology Advantage: Through years of observation and breeding, multiple biological experts and professors of bioengineering from Wuhan Nongke惠民 Bioengineering Co., Ltd. and Huazhong Agricultural University have used selection purification techniques and biogenetic improvement engineering to cultivate a new generation of centipedes - the Hui Min No. 2 Golden Head Centipede. Observations indicate that this breed is easy to raise, has a gentle temperament, strong adaptability, rapid growth, high reproduction rate, superior medicinal value, and significant economic value, making it an ideal investment project for many breeders.
Complete Breeding Facilities: The company leverages agricultural science as its advantage and life sciences as its feature. Relying on experts and scholars from the College of Animal Science and Technology, it focuses on modern bioengineering, special breeding, and insect resource development. It is a high-tech enterprise integrating research, breeding, teaching, promotion, technical services, production, sales, and import/export trade. It owns extensive ecological breeding areas, sunroom breeding zones, greenhouse breeding zones, and separate technical training centers, seedling breeding centers, germplasm rooms, incubation rooms, gene transformation rooms, etc., with excellent foundations and complete systems.
Wuhan Nongke惠民 Company: Upholding the tradition of "diligent reading and hard work, establishing oneself and helping others," our company adheres to the principle of "scientific advancement in agriculture" and operates under the philosophy of "integrity, dedication, practicality, innovation, and win-win." We aim to drive the industrial development of centipede resources by providing better quality and higher-yielding seedlings, advanced technology, and more comprehensive services to our fellow farmers. Together, we will keep up with the times and create a brighter future.
Wuhan Nongke惠民 Centipede Breeding Official Website: hm9188.com/index1.asp
Consultation: 027-87672386 or 87672385 Mr. Yu, QQ for detailed inquiries: 1229441013
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Hubei Nongke惠民 Centipede Breeding Base Address: Room 318, Tianhui Building, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuchang District, Wuhan City
Centipede Introduction:
As one of China's traditional valuable medicinal herbs, centipedes have been used in medicine for over two thousand years. They were recognized and utilized early on, with detailed records found in medical classics such as Compendium of Materia Medica.
The medicinal value of centipedes is very high, with over 100 Chinese herbal prescriptions incorporating them. Centipedes are critical ingredients in over 30 types of traditional Chinese medicines like Ginseng Regeneration Pills, Great Loquat Pills, and Traction Correcting Powder. They have notable therapeutic effects, such as treating phlebitis, blood clot blockage, trigeminal neuralgia, anti-cancer detoxification lump removal, wind elimination and convulsion control, facial paralysis, tetanus, etc. These applications have significantly increased the demand for centipedes. Besides medicinal use, centipedes can also be made into nourishing food.
With the progress of social material civilization, centipedes, as treatment and health care products, have attracted much attention. Products like centipede wine and centipede health supplements have successively appeared on the market. Moreover, with the development of medicine, the role of centipede venom has been widely recognized. Centipede venom is more valuable than gold, costing about $150,000 per kilogram. Around 500 grams of venom can be extracted annually from 10,000 centipedes, so the medicinal value of centipede venom far exceeds that of the centipedes themselves.
Market Demand for Centipedes:
For many years, the market supply of centipedes mainly relied on wild capture. However, due to the extensive use of fertilizers and pesticides, the natural habitat of wild centipedes has been destroyed, leading to a sharp decline in natural population numbers, causing a market shortage. Currently, the national output only meets about 30% of the demand, resulting in a rapid rise in market prices. Artificial breeding of centipedes has broad development prospects, and there will be a wave of getting rich through centipede farming across the country.
The economic benefits of raising centipedes are significant. While providing valuable Chinese medicinal herbs to benefit humanity, those who raise centipedes can also achieve high economic returns.
As a valuable medicinal herb, the demand for centipedes is substantial. Statistics show that centipede supply can only meet 20%~30% of the demand. Therefore, artificial centipede breeding has become a promising venture and a beneficial family sideline for the country and its people.
From the domestic market perspective, with the rapid development of the traditional Chinese medicine industry in recent years, the Chinese medicinal herb market has become increasingly prosperous. Due to renewed trust in traditional Chinese medicine and the significant development of Chinese patent medicines, there is now a situation where valuable Chinese medicinal herbs are in short supply, with their market prices continuously rising. In the early 1980s, the market purchase price of centipedes was only about 40 cents per piece, but now it has risen to 2 yuan, still leaving a severe shortage. The market supply of centipede venom is even more insufficient.
From the international market perspective, with the further deepening of China's reform and opening-up, Chinese traditional culture has quickly spread worldwide. Many countries, especially Japan and Southeast Asian countries, are importing increasing quantities of centipedes from China every year. On the other hand, centipede venom is highly sought after in the international pharmaceutical market, with each ounce priced at several thousand dollars.
Centipede Breeding Techniques:
1. Wild Land Breeding Method: This method is simple and easy to implement. In winter, dig a small ditch of unlimited length and width in places where centipedes are known to appear. Place garbage, broken bricks, animal residues, bones, intestines, fish bones, chicken, duck, and goose feathers inside. Centipedes, attracted by the smell of chicken feathers, will gather to rest and reproduce. In spring, they can be caught. Generally, after every 1-2 days, the ditch can be turned over to catch centipedes. After catching, replenish fresh food and cover with fine soil to continue catching. The best season for catching centipedes is around Qingming Festival. Additionally, iron rakes can be used to catch centipedes in piles of rocks, tree roots, wastelands, and shorelines. This method is particularly suitable for beginners in centipede breeding, solving the problem of seed sources and suitable for those without professional breeding conditions.
2. Full Indoor Artificial Breeding Method:
Indoor breeding can use cement tanks, with a base area preferably 50x40 cm. Cement tanks can be stacked 2-3 layers in a "pin" shape, using glass plates as tank covers. Inside the tanks, soft fine soil should be laid, with thickness varying by season: generally 10 cm in spring and autumn, 5 cm in summer, and around 20 cm in winter. Place broken tiles, small stones, or small wooden blocks on the upper layer; the four corners of the tank can be made into triangular small water channels with glass adhesion, or water containers can be used instead to provide drinking water for centipedes. The density of placement depends on the size of individuals, different growth stages, and bait situations. Generally, each tank can breed 200 larvae aged 1-2 years old, or 75 three-year-old centipedes, or 40-50 centipedes aged four years and older, with about four male adults per tank. Other aspects can refer to the outdoor semi-natural state artificial pond breeding method.
3. Outdoor Natural State Pond Breeding Method:
(1) The centipede pond should be built in a relatively cool and humid, shady, quiet slope area. The pond is constructed with bricks, stones, and cement materials, with walls 80-100 cm high. The walls should be sealed with cement seams, and the size of the pond depends on the breeding quantity. Large ponds should be divided into "field"-shaped smaller ponds for separate breeding. Drainage ditches should be set around the pond, and the bottom of the pond should not be poured with cement. First, lay down about 6 cm of fine mud, then place fine stones or broken tiles, leaving gaps. Grass and trees should also be planted inside the pond, and clean drinking water should be provided in the pond with water dishes to create a natural ecological environment suitable for centipedes' habitation. A 15 cm wide glass strip should be embedded around the mouth of the pond, forming a right angle "eave" extending inward to prevent centipedes from escaping or being invaded by harmful animals.
(2) The first batch of centipedes can come from wild collection or purchased seedlings. Generally, seedlings should choose sexually mature centipedes aged 3-5 years, requiring strong and active bodies, black shiny backs with luster, and a ratio of 10 females to 1 male is appropriate. However, when female centipedes lay eggs and hatch, all male centipedes should be removed and raised separately. The density of pond-bred centipedes is about 350-450 per square meter. The humidity inside the pond should be around 60-70%, not exceeding 75-90%. If the humidity is too high, centipedes are prone to bacterial infections and damage, leading to difficulties in molting and eating, which not only hinders normal development but also causes physiological diseases, and may result in no reproduction or less reproduction. The temperature inside the pond should be maintained between 26-29°C. In summer, when the temperature rises to 40-42°C, the water content in centipedes evaporates rapidly, so cooling should be paid attention to. Generally, water can be sprinkled frequently to lower the temperature and maintain moisture. In winter, straw should be thrown into the pond to keep warm, creating a damp, warm, and feed-abundant environment suitable for centipede growth.
(3) Centipedes are carnivorous animals that like various insects, such as locusts, crickets, cicadas, grasshoppers, dragonflies, spiders, moths, etc. Feeds should primarily consist of poultry and animal meat, such as loaches, eels, earthworms, snails, bats, rodents, geckos, lizards, snakes, fly maggots, termites, pill bugs, and other leftover animal foot waste, such as chicken blood, miscellaneous bones, intestines, poultry feathers, fish and shrimp scraps, etc. Occasionally, centipedes also eat fruits, carrots, watermelon peels, and young plants, so green feeds like pennywort and green leaves can be appropriately mixed at 25-35%. During summer and autumn evenings, lamps can be lit to attract insects and moths for centipedes to capture, and some insects can be appropriately placed in the grass inside the pond for centipedes to feed on. However, centipedes can withstand hunger for quite a while, surviving for ten days without food, but attention should be paid to the fact that extremely hungry or severely disturbed centipedes may cannibalize each other. Although centipedes can survive for days without food, they cannot go a day without water, so water dishes should be set up in the breeding pond to provide sufficient drinking water.
Especially, centipedes are particular about their food. Even if the food is rotten or smelly, including insects, they won't eat it. The amount of food should be adjusted according to the season. In spring and summer, when centipedes are more active, more food should be provided, while in late autumn and early winter, the amount can be reduced appropriately. Generally, an adult centipede eats about 1 gram of food each time. Juvenile centipedes can be fed every 2-3 days, while adult centipedes need to be fed daily. Feeding time is best in the evening. Residual food from the previous day should be cleared first, and larger food should be cut into pieces and distributed.
Centipede Processing Technology?
Live centipedes captured should first be scalded with boiling water until dead, then the tail end should be cut off and feces squeezed out. Then take a bamboo slice as long and wide as the centipede, sharpen both ends, insert one end under the centipede's palate, and the other end into the tail. Using the elasticity of the bamboo slice, stretch the centipede straight and dry it under the sun. If it rains, charcoal fire can be used to dry it. After drying, remove the bamboo slice (avoid breaking the head and tail, affecting quality), align centipedes of similar length with their heads facing one direction, and horizontally clamp them with bamboo slices about 1 cm wide, tie them in bundles, each bundle containing 50 centipedes, and store them in a wooden box sealed.
Quality Requirements: The finished centipedes should be fully dried, flat and elongated in shape, with reddish-brown heads, black-green backs with a glossy finish and two prominent ridges, brown-yellow abdomens that are shriveled, yellow or reddish-brown legs that curve backward, the last segment needle-like, cross-section with cracks or hollow, slightly fishy-smelling, with a pungent odor, tasting spicy and slightly salty, with complete heads and tails, no breakage, no insect infestation, no mold.