"One, two, three...... Come and see, there are 9 golden cicadas on this tree! On the evening of July 2, in the woods outside Dongxinzhuang Village, Xinzhuang Street, Wei Chao, a golden cicada farmer, saw the golden cicada slowly crawling under the light and shouted excitedly.
Entering July, Wei Chao ushered in the busiest and happiest time of the year. At this time, the temperature is high, the rainfall is more, and the ground is wet, which is the best time for the golden cicada to come out of the hole. Every night, Wei Chao would walk into the woods with a flashlight and a bucket to enjoy the fun of "catching golden cicadas and picking up money". "The biological clock of the golden cicada is very accurate, it doesn't come out during the day, and it all comes out at eight or nine o'clock in the evening." Wei Chao said, "I've wrapped tape around the waist of the trunk in advance, not only to prevent them from climbing the treetops, but also to catch them in piles. ”
The golden cicada is commonly known as "knowing the monkey", the nutritional value is extremely high, and it has become a special dish because of its unique flavor. In recent years, the number of wild golden cicadas has become smaller and smaller, far from meeting the market demand, and the golden cicada breeding industry has come into being. As the market demand for golden cicadas has increased again and again, its price has also risen, the initial price of a few dimes a piece, and later rose to 1 yuan a piece, this year on the market, the retail price is as high as hundreds of yuan per catty.
The growth of golden cicadas requires high temperature and humidity environment, abundant sap and sandy soil. Combining these conditions, Dongxinzhuang Village, located on the banks of the Dawen River, has become an excellent place to breed golden cicadas.
"I have a total of 16 acres of golden cicadas, and I can produce 2,000 cicadas a day during the peak period, and I can have an income of 80,000 or 90,000 yuan a year." Wei Chao said, "Every morning, orders come one after another, and I don't worry about selling at all." ”
Since he began to get involved in the golden cicada breeding industry in 2020, Wei Chao has been working for 4 years, and has mature golden cicada breeding technology, "At present, there are many people who come to learn golden cicada breeding technology, and I am willing to share my technology with everyone." He hopes to use his technical advantages to drive the villagers to increase their income and become rich, and contribute to the revitalization of the countryside. ”