Why is the price of nine spice worms so different?

The difference between nine spice insects and stinky sisters: different classifications, different appearances, and different edible values.

1. The classification is different.

Nine spice insects: belong to the order Hemiptera, Bugidae, melon bugs, and nine spice worm species.

Stinky sister: belongs to the order Hemiptera, Heteroptera, and bugidae.

They are all a type of insects of the Tsubaki family, but the nine-spice insect is a specific classification of insects under the Tsubakiaceae family, and the stinky big sister is a name for all insects of the Tsubakiaceae family with a smell. In other words, nine spice insects can be called stinky big sisters by people, but not all stinky big sisters are nine spice insects.

2. The appearance is different.

Nine spice insects: the body is oval, the body color is mostly purple-black, with a copper-colored luster, the body length is about centimeters, the body width is about centimeters, and the head, front thorax and dorsal plate and small shield are dark.

Stinky Sister: The body color is black-brown, the membranous part of the upper wing is dark brown, the abdomen is partially exposed on the outside of the upper wing, and each segment has small orange spots. The hind feet are more developed, and the base half of the tibial joint is flattened in the shape of a leaf.

3. The edible value is different.

Nine spice worm is an ingredient that can be eaten by humans, although it will emit an annoying smell when it lives in nature, but it is processed after collection, and after cooking, the smell can disappear, and it will have an attractive aroma and can be eaten by people. However, many stinky sisters are similar in appearance to nine spice insects, but they do not have practical value, and some of them will have adverse effects on the human body after being used by humans.

It is most popular from mid-August to early October.

Collecting from nature can be done from mid-August to early October to the host plant after the adult emerges, and can also be found in the winter and spring to find the adult overwintering site, capture, the time of adult emergence, and the time of entering and ending overwintering in different regions may be different, so the collection and capture should be carried out according to the actual situation of the region.

Nine spice worms. Farming can be carried out indoors, outdoors or in the field. Preparations for insect breeding should be done before feeding:

The insect cage is generally made of wooden frames and window screens, and the size can be made according to needs, and it is generally three-dimensional. Large insect cage in the field, the bottom is open, you can plant the host plant (melon) on the ground in the cage, open the door in front, people can enter the operation, inspection, the cage is screened on all sides, and the top of the cage should also be equipped with a window screen.

Then put the insect source to be raised into the cage, so that it can feed, grow and develop in the cage. Another small sarong, which can be placed in a potted host plant for insects to feed, only needs to open a small door in front of it, and can be operated by reaching through the door. These small insect cages can be kept in the field or outdoors, or they can be kept indoors.

The planting time of the house plant can be flexibly controlled according to the local planting time, and can be broadcast live in the countryside or sown in flower pots.

Habits. The adult insects have wings and can fly, and their host plants are mainly cucurbitaceae, such as various melons such as pumpkin, winter melon, watermelon, loofah, and water melon.

Wait. Freshly hatched nymphs.

Larvae) are mostly found in the vine cracks and leaf buds and petioles of the host plant, and inhabit the curly yellow dead leaves. The nine spice insects feed on the sap of the host plant, and the adults overwinter under the soil and stones, in the crevices of stones, in the melon shed or in the cracks of the walls.

Nine spice insects, i.e., Hemiptera.

Heteroptera, the melon black bug of the family Bugidae. It is a flying blue-black insect the size of a fingernail and resembles a water turtle. In spring and summer, crawling on the stems and leaves of crops to suck the slurry, and not paying attention to it, it will release a strange and unpleasant smelling gas, which makes people avoid it, so that they fall into a "bed bug", "fart bug" or "fart bug".

of notoriety.

Aspongopus chinensis dallas is a species of the genus Aspongopus chinensis dallas.

The nine-spice brother insect, that is, the hemiptera, the heteroptera, the melon black bug of the bug family. It is a flying blue-black Kunqing reed worm, the size of a fingernail, shaped like a water turtle. In spring and summer, crawling on the stems and leaves of crops to suck the slurry, and not paying attention to touching it, it will release a strange and unpleasant smelling gas, which makes people avoid it, so it has the notorious name of "Yuhong with bed bug", "fart bug" or "fart bug".

The scientific name is "Tsubaki elephant", also known as "bug", bug family, bed bug, fart insect insects.

Common names or aliases: fart bug, stinky big sister, stinky spot bug, stinky lady, stinky scumbag Laozi.

It is commonly found on mulberry trees. aka"Nine spice worms. ", that is, Hemiptera, heteroptera, melon black bugs of the family Bugidae.

It is a flying blue-black insect the size of a fingernail and resembles a water turtle. In spring and summer, climb on the stems and leaves of crops and suck the slurry with nine spice insect oil, once fried, it is a kind of fragrant and delicious, dispelling disease and prolonging the medicinal food, therefore, it has won the reputation of 'nine spice worms'.

The Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine contains: "Nine spice worms have significant curative effects on neurological stomach diseases, mental depression and heartache, spleen and kidney yang deficiency, waist and knee soreness, impotence, enuresis and other symptoms. "They are the most diverse group of Hemiptera, with about 5,000 species in the family Elephantidae alone.

There are two types of carnivorous and herbivorous species. Tsubaki elephants are famous for their stinky glands, which are located between the dorsal plates of the abdomen when they are larvae, and move to the anterior side of the back of the chest when they are adults, and secrete stinky fluid when they are in danger, so as to escape in self-defense, which makes them "notorious". The lateral margin and the middle three longitudinal lines of the head are yellowish-brown, the lateral margin is incomplete, the anterior end is nearly rounded, the middle piece is slightly longer than the side piece, the compound eye is black, and the single eye is slightly red.

The snout is as long as the second segment of the abdomen, and the small shield has a slight "rice" shaped pattern. The back is slightly smoothed.

Nine spice worms are most abundant in summer.

Nine spice insects are crop pests, like to eat melon plants, the body shape is oval, purple-black, winged and can fly, overwintering and hiding in the cracks of stones.

Nine spice insects take melon plant vines.

of the juice for food. It can be based on the size of the breeding scale and the amount of food.

The number of small cage culture or field net cover culture is adopted.

Cage farming. According to the width of the terrain and the scale of breeding, the breeding area is determined. Breeding cage can use bamboo or steel, make a length of 6 meters, width of 5 meters, height of 2 5 meters of cage frame, cage frame and around the neck and the surrounding with nylon gauze sealed tightly, mesh size to young nymphs can not escape is appropriate.

A small door is opened on one side of the cage for the keepers to enter and exit. Pumpkins, loofahs, and water melons are planted in the cage.

Winter melon and other vine plants are used by the nine spice insects to absorb their sap as food. This type of farming is suitable for small-scale farming.

Nine spice insects: Nine spice insects, that is, hemiptera.

Heteroptera, the melon black bug of the family Bugidae. It is a flying blue-black insect the size of a fingernail and resembles a water turtle. In spring and summer, crawling on the stems and leaves of crops to suck the slurry, and not paying attention to it, it will release a strange and unpleasant smelling gas, which makes people avoid it, so that they fall into a "bed bug", "fart bug" or "fart bug".

of notoriety. The whole of the nine spice insects is oval, 1 cm long and 1 cm wide, the body is generally purple-black, with a copper-colored luster, and the head, prothorax and dorsal plate and small shields are dark. The head is small and slightly triangular.

The compound eyes are prominent, oval, and located on both sides of the proximal base.

1 pair of monocular eyes, orange-yellow; The beak is shorter, the antennae are 6 segments, the 1st segment is thicker and cylindrical, the remaining 4 segments are more slender and flattened, and the 2nd segment is longer than the 3rd segment. The dorsal plate of the prothorax is narrow anteriorly and broad at the back, the anterior margin is concave, the posterior margin is slightly arched, the middle is transversely straight, and the lateral angle is prominent.

The surface is densely dotted with black wrinkles, and there are 1 sizable eyebrow shape on each side of the front.

area, dark in color, only the middle is engraved. Small shield large. Wings 2 pairs, forewings semi-elytra, brownish-red, membranous at the end of the wings, longitudinal veins very dense.

3 pairs of feet, the longest hind feet, 3 tarsal segments. The ventral surface is densely inscribed and wrinkled, and there are two odorous holes in the posterior thoracic ventral plate near the anterior margin, which are located on the anterolateral side of the base of the hindfoot, which can release odors. The 9th segment of the male is a reproductive node, and its terminal margin is arcuate, especially the arch convex.

1. Bozhou Pharmaceutical City Nine Spice Worm **** temporarily stabilized, and the current Nine Spice Worm ** is between 850-900 yuan. 2. The nine-spice insect **** in the lotus pond medicine market continues to rise, and the current nine-spice insect is between 800-900 yuan. 3. Yulin Pharmaceutical City Nine Spice Worm **** basically remained stable, and the current Guizhou Nine Spice Worm ** is between 670-680 yuan.

To sum up, the nine spice worms are now maintained between 600-900 yuan, but generally refers to the ** after drying.