Cochineal insect breeding system and breeding method

Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of agricultural cochineal insect breeding, and in particular relates to a cochineal insect breeding system and breeding method. The cochineal insect breeding system comprises a nutrient solution tank, a solution conveying device and a cochineal insect surface culture dish, wherein a water absorption and retention layer is flatly laid in the cochineal insect surface culture dish, and a layer of gauze is arranged on the water absorption and retention layer; the solution conveying device can convey a nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank into the cochineal insect surface culture dish and keeps the water absorption and retention layer in a nutrient solution saturated state continuously; and the gauze can be wetted by the nutrient solution in the water absorption and retention layer. The invention further provides a method for breeding cochineal insects with the system. The method comprises the steps such as nutrient solution preparation, cochineal insect inoculation and cochineal insect cultivation and harvesting. The cochineal insect breeding system and method have the advantages that rainwater scouring can be avoided, the temperature, humidity and illumination can be controlled, and inoculation and harvesting are convenient; and after being juiced, cactus stems are prepared into the frozen nutrient solution, so that the restriction for cochineal insect breeding in the growing stage of the cactus stems is reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of cochineal cultivation in agriculture, and in particular relates to a cochineal cultivation system and a cultivation method. Background technique [0002] Cochineals live on prickly cacti, usually in clusters that are easily seen with a white waxy and silky covering. When a worm body is accidentally crushed, the bright red color can be clearly displayed. At present, there are only two ways for people to breed cochineal. Method one, directly put cochineal on the cactus for cultivation. The second method is to pick suitable cactus stems, thread them with iron wires, hang them, and place cochineals on the cactus leaves before hanging. These methods have following defect: 1, relatively high to environmental requirement, as temperature, humidity, illumination time, cactus kind, age, and all the other organisms on the cactus. 2. Only a certain amount of cochineal can be cultivated on a cactus leaf, so it is difficult ...

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Problems solved by technology

These methods have following defect: 1, relatively high to environmental requirement, as temperature, humidity, light time, cactus kind, age, and other organisms on the cactus

2. Only a certain number of cochineals can be cultivated on a cactus leaf, and it is difficult to form large-scale cultivation

3. When harvesting, it is necessary to scrape off cochineal insects on pieces of cactus stems, and the work efficiency is not high

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