Crickets and other interesting information you may not know

Crickets of the insect family, closely related to grasshoppers, locusts and mugs; cylindrical body, round head and long beard. Crickets grow fast, are widely distributed in most countries in the world, most in tropical countries and near the equator.

1. Common name : Crickets
2. Scientific name : Gryllidae
3. Grade : Insects
4. Sector : Arthropods
5. Temperament: Herd
6. Size : 2.5 cm long, 0.8 cm wide
7. Average life expectancy : less than 2 years

Habitat of the crickets

Like other crickets, most crickets live in green pastures, bushes, rubble or in deep underground caves.

Identification characteristics of cricket

Crickets have long beards almost twice the width of the body.

1. Average body size , an adult cricket has a body length of about 2.5 cm and a body width of about 0.8 cm creating a cylindrical body, round head
2. There are usually 3 main colors: dark black, red brown and turmeric
3. Cricket has 6 legs with 2 large hind legs that help the cricket jump high and far
4. The hallmark of the cricket is its long beard that is almost twice the width of its body, and has the function of locating the path and finding food every day.
5. Black and White crickets are distinguished by the characteristics of the wings, abdomen and tail: The black-winged crickets have long, wide brown-black wings, covering all the back and slightly wrinkled, small bellies, tail. there are 2 short antennae while the females have more straight wings, black color, big belly with eggs and the rear has 2 short antennae plus a long trunk called cricket's reproductive organs.

Characteristics of soft crickets

1. The crickets live in a flock, are aggressive in nature, but live in simple environments, adaptable to natural conditions such as wet deep caves or dry grass
2. Drum crickets are very hot-tempered, aggressive, or fight with other crickets, while soft-crickets are more gentle.
3. Crickets live at night, cricket crickets have a loud, persistent crowing to attract, flirt with mates, or crickets don't know how to call or cry

Reproduction behavior of crickets

1. In nature, crickets grow, develop and breed almost year round , especially during the rainy season.
2. The crickets lay their eggs , and the eggs are moved from the belly of the cricket roof through the trunk into the ground
3. A female cricket can lay many eggs each time, the fertilized eggs will hatch baby crickets after 9-12 days, on average, a female can produce about 2,000 baby crickets. Juveniles usually hatch in the spring and mature after a few weeks (usually 40-45 days) and start to reproduce when they are 50-55 days onwards.

Food of a cricket

Crickets can eat all kinds of grass.

Crickets are an omnivorous insect, which can eat all kinds of grass, including fresh and dry grass, young shoots, sweet potato leaves, cassava leaves, papaya leaves, water spinach, watermelon pulp, melons. rats, roots, . in addition, can eat finely ground bran, insects or other crickets smaller . Therefore, crickets are also listed as one of the same species of predator.

Raise cricket properly

Crickets are easy-to-breed insects that can live in a simple and fussy environment; Therefore, it is possible to organize cricket raising in the form of industry; however, care should be taken to ensure that the captivity is similar to the one in the wild. You can refer to the following ways to raise cricket:

1. Raising in plastic containers: use a container with a capacity of about 60 liters, with a lid to feed; Be careful to poke small holes to create a clear air on the lid
2. Raise in a foam container: regularly check the quality of the box, avoid the situation of cricket biting and pitting the cow outside, causing loss
3. Raise in a tray: use a rectangular tray and place small boxes on top of each other
4. Growing in plastic pots: use pots that are about 35-40cm high and 40-50cm wide

Some notes when raising crickets

To minimize losses when raising, need to create a large, open space .

1. The cricket is an insect with a molting stage, each time like that, the cricket is very soft, so it is often bitten or eaten by its fellow. Therefore, to minimize losses when raising, it is necessary to create a large, airy breeding space, which can be arranged with some more leaves or newspapers to help crickets climb, hide or gnaw when needed.
2. Note the use of available items to make food trays for cricket; but roughen both sides to avoid cricket climbing and spilling food . Available items such as plastic covers, yogurt cans and small high-rimmed dishes can be used for storage. Food for crickets should be washed to ensure no pesticides
3. It is necessary to ensure that there is always clean water for drinking crickets, water is placed in a small tray, avoiding the use of oversized trays that make the cricket slip and die inside ; In addition, it is advisable to use aerosol to spray into the cage to ensure sufficient moisture for cricket to grow and develop.
4. The soil for laying crickets is usually sandy soil, or it can be mixed in a ratio of 2 soil: 1 sand to keep the moisture for the soil to make cricket.

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