Many people who grew up in the countryside are not unfamiliar with the white soil silkworm, in our hometown, people call it "ground dog", the reason why this insect is called the white soil silkworm, is because it looks like a silkworm, but the silkworm will give people a silk, it will only harm the crops, it is often active in the underground soil, destroying the roots of crops, endangering the growth of crops, is an out-and-out pest, in the vegetable field, the white soil silkworm is unscrupulous, the roots of the greens are eaten clean, resulting in the greens do not get nutrients to wither and die, In addition to eating greens, the most favorite thing for white clay silkworms is peanuts, and in peanut fields, white soil silkworms are most common.
White earth silkworm This is called "ground dog", that is, white earth silkworm, in fact, it is also the Chinese medicine grub, grub is the general name of the larvae of the coleoptera golden turtle beetle family. According to its feeding habits, the golden turtle shell can be divided into three categories: plant feeding, dung feeding and scavenger. Most of our common are plant-eating grubs, all belong to the food habits are very mixed, often can harm food crops, because the grub body fat, we are also commonly known as the old mother worm, sometimes in the rural toilet near the often appear is the fecal feeding grub, commonly known as also called fecal worms, the body is mostly white, some are yellow-white. The body wall is softer and wrinkled. There are fine hairs on the surface of the body. The head is large and round, mostly yellow-brown, or reddish-brown, and is a more annoying farmland pest.
The white earth silkworm is an unfamiliar name, while the grub is well known. It is the larva of the golden turtle shell, so the scientific name is called the scarab beetle. Alias walnut worm. It can harm a variety of plants and vegetables. It has three feeding habits: plant-fed animals; Diet of fecal sources; Spoilage food. Among them, plant eaters are the most numerous and widespread. It can harm a wide variety of crops, cash crops and flower seedlings. He likes to nibble on all kinds of seeds, roots, blocks, stems and seedlings of plants that have just been planted. Especially for the peel of melons and fruits, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peanuts, etc. are always gnawing on scars and scars, the face is not good, not to mention, it affects the edible value and economic value. This stuff is everywhere: fields, vegetable fields, under the firewood stacks, under the manure piles. It is the most hateful insect of mankind. Although extremely harmful, it is still beneficial to human beings.
Although it is a pest, people still catch it as a delicacy. Rinse the white clay eggs with water before eating, drain them, or put them directly into the boiling oil or grill them, which are fragrant and rich in protein. In addition, the scarab beetle's larvae grub can also treat many diseases and have a very wide range of effects.
Because the use of grubs is indeed very large, now artificial breeding of grubs also follow the trend, grubs like a humid environment, during breeding to often sprinkle water to keep warm and wet, to be pupated, the pupa collected, fed fresh leaves, can be dried and crushed to make grub powder, the larval stage can also be fed a large amount of chicken manure, such as a large amount of harvest, moved into a wooden box or tile tank feeding, feeding root feed.
Under normal circumstances, we have to collect scarab beetles, usually in May and August, near the roots and grass roots, one to two inches of soil, turning the soil to catch boiling water to burn and dry. Be careful during the collection process, because it is toxic.
According to the information, the white earth silkworm is rich in nutrients and biologically active ingredients: fatty acids, amino acids, proteins, polysaccharides, alkaloids, etc.