The invention relates to a method for increasing gallnut yield by cultivating
moss and culturing aphids on non-
woven fabric as a matrix, and belongs to the technical field of cultivation of economic forests. According to the method disclosed by the invention, according to the biological characteristics of good winter host
moss for gallnut aphids, by taking schlechtendalia chinensis production as an example and taking the non-
woven fabric as a carrier, the
moss is cultivated and the aphids are cultured on the non-
woven fabric matrix, and artificial management and culture is performed through a gallnut
aphid scattering method or by inoculating gallnut aphids and autumn migrants, therefore the
survival rate of
overwintering aphids is increased; through production application in gallnut producing areas, such as Wufeng Tujia autonomous county, Zhushan county in Hubei province, the density of the
overwintering aphids on the moss reaches 21 thousand per
square meter on average, and the highest gallnut yield of a three-year-old gallnut forest is 82.5 kilograms per mu, which has a remarkable yield-increasing effect in comparison with the yield 30 to 50 kilograms per mu of traditional forest moss cultivation. The non-woven fabric adopted by the method disclosed by the invention is low in cost and small in size; moreover, the aphids and the moss are light in weight, firm as a whole, and easy to move; the aphids can be conveniently collected or scattered, and a better
aphid collecting effect can be achieved; the method is simple and convenient in management and easy to popularize and apply.