Raise grasshoppers and sell them for a great income. Reservations surge for Songkran

Nakhon Ratchasima 15 March - Korat farmers use their free time from farming. Raising Patanga grasshoppers of the Mochine variety, selling them for a great income, lots of reservations for Songkran. Patanga locust farm that Mr. Chalam Silla, 53 years old, farmer, Phimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province Use the free time from farming. Turned to raising Patanga grasshoppers of the Mochine variety. By studying how to raise them from YouTube. And I myself am a person who likes to eat fried grasshoppers. The Patanga locusts are easy to raise and grow quickly. Food is easy to find, such as Napier grass, banana leaves, banana stalks, making it cost-effective. As for raising it, it's not difficult. All you need is a small greenhouse with a raised platform and a mosquito net or mosquito net. to be translucent Good ventilation The floor is a wire grid. Make it a home for locusts. The important thing must be to focus on cleanliness. Be careful of important enemies, namely ants and birds. Take care of the environme nt so that the humidity is not too high. Grasshoppers like to live outdoors. and should be far from chemicals Because of the chemical smell will cause the locusts to die The process begins with taking locust eggs. mixed in the soil in lumps put it in the greenhouse Then the locusts will hatch and be raised for another 25 days and then sold. Right now the price is good, 250-300 baht per kilogram. If selling the breeder You have to wait until they are 35 days old because they need to lay eggs. The price of locust eggs is very high, up to 600 baht per egg. In the first stage of raising them, an investment of 5,000 baht was made. In the first month, there was an income of over 20,000 baht before the Songkran festival. There are a lot of orders coming in. It is fried and served as an appetizer. or snacks. -Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency