Acrylic rice insect breeding cage and rice insect breeding method

Abstract

The invention relates to an acrylic rice insect breeding cage and a rice insect breeding method. The breeding cage comprises a cage body and seedling growing trays, wherein the cage body is of a box structure made of a plurality of acrylic boards; two movable cage doors are vertically and symmetrically arranged on the front face of the cage body; the cage doors are insertion boards; the front face of the cage body is provided with insertion grooves which are in transverse insertion fit with the corresponding insertion boards; the back of the cage body is provided with an insect prevention net; two clamping groove structures used for containing the corresponding seedling growing trays are symmetrically arranged on the bottom and the top inside the cage body; iron wire frames used for fixing water absorbent paper are arranged in the seedling growing trays. The breeding cage has the advantages of being reasonable in design, good in light transmission performance, small in size, light, convenient to operate, capable of saving space, beneficial to large-scale breeding of insects and the like. The breeding method comprises the steps of seedling growing, insect movement, watering, seedling replacement, insect taking, egg laying, incubation and the like, large-scale rice leafhopper and rice planthopper breeding in a laboratory is achieved, and a reference is also provided for large-scale breeding of other insects.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an acrylic rice insect breeding cage and a rice insect breeding method, belonging to the technical field of insect breeding. Background technique [0002] The main pests of rice include rice leafhopper and rice planthopper, and these two types of insects are the main mediators of rice virus disease transmission. Raising rice planthoppers and rice leafhoppers is conducive to studying the growth and development characteristics of these insects and their relationship with rice and viruses, which is the premise of rice pest control research. During the feeding process of rice leafhoppers and rice planthoppers, it is necessary to ensure a continuous supply of normal and healthy feed plants, which must be disease-free, free of natural enemies and rich in nutrition. [0003] The traditional laboratory group breeding cage for rice leafhoppers and rice planthoppers is a cube, which is generally made of aluminum alloy or plastic rods as...

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Problems solved by technology

However, there are still some shortcomings in operation: (1) Occupied space: In order to meet the normal growth of rice, traditional breeding cages are relatively large, generally about 80 cm × 80 cm × 100 cm, so more space is required to place breeding cages

(2) Difficult to move: Since the rice is planted in the planting pot, every time the cage is moved, the planting pot must be moved at the same time, which requires at least 2 people to complete

(3) Difficult to replace plants: Since rice is the source of food for these insects, it is often necessary to replace robust feed plants, but since the plants are covered in cages, replacing plants is likely to cause insects to escape

However, there are still some deficiencies in daily operation: (1) It is difficult to observe and collect insects: due to the small size of piercing-sucking mouthparts insects that feed on plant juices, such as planthoppers with a body length of 5 mm and leafhoppers with a length of 3-10 mm, In order to ensure the growth of rice, the cages are generally about 0.8-1 m high.

Therefore, it is not easy to observe and collect smaller insects in large cages

(2) Difficult to replace plants: As rice is the source of food for these insects, it is often necessary to replace robust plants, but since the plants are covered in cages, replacing plants is likely to cause insects to escape

(3) Difficult to water: Watering needs to open the cage door to increase the chance of insects escaping, and it is easy to wash away the insects staying on the plants, causing insect losses

(4) Mixed instars: Because this type of breeding cage is not suitable for plant replacement, insect moulting and egg laying are all in the breeding cages, resulting in mixed instars, and it is not suitable to carry out group experiments with special requirements for insect instars

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