Changjia Town, Qingyun County: Breeding Yellow Mealworms,Opening Up the Road...

Walk into the yellow mealworms breeding base in Dongxiaoyang Village, Changjia Town, Qingyun County, a slightly sweet smell. Inside the factory, 5,000 breeding boxes are staggered, and small yellow mealworms are wriggling inside the boxes. The person in charge of the base, Yang Hongjun, is feeding the yellow mealworms, cutting up pumpkin and bread and scattering them layer by layer in the boxes.

In 2015, a chance, Yang Hongjun in conversation with a friend, learned that yellow mealworms rich in protein, both for human consumption, can also be used as bird, fish feed. "Do not look at the yellow mealworms small, can earn money." Listen to the words of friends, Yang Hongjun on the yellow mealworms more and more interested. The same year, he embarked on a "sell yellow mealworms" road.

In the first few years due to lack of resources, Yang Hongjun can only buy from others, and then sell through the Internet . In April this year, Yang decided to save money by farming yellow mealworms himself, so he built a 300-square-meter breeding base in the village head . At the beginning of the road to farming, Yang Hongjun bought 100 kilograms of yellow mealworms from outside,because he had no breeding experience, the yellow mealworms died box by box. After some groping, Yang Hongjun learned that yellow mealworms should not be fed too moist food during the adult stage, otherwise they would easily die. The correct way to breed mealworms is to feed them dry during the adult stage .

“The production of a box is about 4 catties, the price is about 10 yuan per catty, and the daily order is about 1,000 catties.” Speaking of the profits, Yang Hongjun was even more delighted . As business becomes more and more prosperous, Yang Hongjun in their own yard also set up a plant, specifically for packing, sending express. "In the future, I hope to drive the villagers to breed together, together to increase income and get rich." Yang Hongjun said.

齐鲁网·闪电新闻11月17日讯走进庆云县常家镇东小杨村的黄粉虫养殖基地，一股微甜的气味扑面而来。厂房内，错落有致地摆放着5000个养殖盒，淡黄色的小虫子在养殖盒里面蠕动着。该基地负责人杨红军正在给黄粉虫投食，切好的南瓜、面包，一层一层地撒在盒子里。

2015年，一次偶然的机会，杨红军在与朋友交谈中，了解到黄粉虫蛋白质含量丰富，既可供人食用，也可当做鸟、鱼的饲料。“别看黄粉虫小，可挣钱咧。”听了朋友的话，杨红军对黄粉虫越来越感兴趣。同年，他就走上了“卖黄粉虫”的道路。

头几年由于缺乏资源，杨红军只能从别人那里进货，再通过网上卖出。今年4月，为了节约成本，杨红军决定自己养殖黄粉虫，于是他在村头盖了一个300平方米的养殖基地。刚走上养殖道路之初，杨红军从外面购进了100公斤黄粉虫，由于没有养殖经验，黄粉虫成盒成盒地死去。经过一番摸索，杨红军知道了黄粉虫在成虫期不能喂太湿润的食物，否则容易死亡，正确的养殖方式是成虫期喂干食。

“一盒的产量大约在4斤左右，每斤价格是10元左右，每天的订单在1000斤左右。”说起收益，杨红军更是乐地合不拢嘴。随着生意越来越红火，杨红军在自己家院子里也搭建起了厂房，专门用于打包、发快递。“未来，我希望带动村民们一起养殖，一起增收致富。”杨红军说。

闪电新闻记者 赵宇 通讯员 刘蕾 杨坤 德州报道