JP3889634B2 - Firefly growing method and soil and apparatus for growing fireflies - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Field of the Invention]
The present invention relates to a method for growing fireflies in an artificial environment, and a soil and apparatus for growing fireflies therefor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Fireflies have been a tradition of summer nights since ancient times, and have been given to those who see fantastic emotions. In addition, since fireflies grow in a good natural environment, particularly in an area where clean water flows, an environment in which the fireflies can be viewed is also an index indicating that the natural environment is good. For this reason, raising fireflies is attracting attention as a means of appealing that it is an area where the natural environment has been improved while making it possible to appreciate fireflies and making it a tourism resource. However, the growth of fireflies requires the presence of a turbulent stream of clean water, the presence of firefly baits such as kawainina, the existence of a natural environment with an environment where generations can be changed, etc. It is extremely difficult to grow fireflies and no successful examples have been found.
[0003]
Several inventions have been proposed for a method and apparatus for artificially growing fireflies. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-258424 discloses a water flow channel such as enrichment of dissolved oxygen, adjustment of pH, and addition of bacteria for treating biological wastes to water necessary for the growth of aqueous insects such as fireflies. In addition, there is disclosed a method for artificially raising fireflies in which aquatic plants, kawainina and firefly larvae are grown. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-178309 discloses a firefly breeding apparatus in which water is circulated in a water tank provided with a gravel layer to grow firefly larvae and river larvae. In JP-A-2001-178310, the bed sand at the bottom of the container and the soil filled in the frame positioned above the water surface are connected by an inclined plate, and the firefly larvae move from the water to the land. A possible method for growing fireflies is disclosed. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 2001-224278 and 10-331134 disclose inventions relating to water channels for growing fireflies. However, these methods and devices are mainly focused on the method or device for the growth of firefly larvae, and the growth of eggs, larvae, pupae and adult fireflies throughout their life is performed. Nothing has been proposed.
[0004]
JP 2001-178309 A and JP 2001-178310 A refer to the life of the firefly over the life of the firefly. No specific proposals regarding techniques for raising pupae and adults are disclosed. In particular, a method for growing a firefly that constantly allows the life of a firefly from an egg to an adult to be constantly grown has not been realized. The firefly larvae hatched from the eggs grow in the water while feeding on kawaina, monoaraga, snails, etc., and the mature larvae move out of the water, move to land, become dwarfed in the soil, and become 6 The fireflies come out of the soil and emerge from the moths as adults, and delight our eyes, but in fact, the probability that larvae that moved from the water to land will emerge and become adults is very low. It was virtually impossible to enjoy.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention proposes a method and a system that make it possible to constantly grow from a firefly egg to an adult. The present inventor conducted various tests and researches on the reason why it was difficult to grow the whole life from eggs to adults in the conventional firefly growing method. As a result, it became clear that the soil for the larvae that moved from the water to the land to live and become pupae was important. Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide an improved firefly growing soil in which larvae moved to land live. Next, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved growing method and apparatus suitable for growing fireflies throughout life, including such soil .
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention adopts the following means: a soil in which red clay is the main component, black soil or Fuji sand is added, and humus and organic fertilizer is added; a PH retaining material composed of cinnabar; Alternatively , the soil is used to create a place where a firefly larva is composed of a purification material made of Bincho charcoal and lives from the water to the adult moth , and the soil has a temperature of 800 ° C. 50% to 75% of red jade soil heat-sterilized at the above high temperature, 10% to 20% of pesticide-free black soil without chemical fertilizer, and 10% to 20% of pesticide-free Fuji sand without chemical fertilizer It is characterized by blending .
[0007]
The method for raising fireflies is a PH retaining material consisting of red sand soil and black soil or Fuji sand mixed with humus and organic fertilizer, and dredged sand adjacent to the water channel where the firefly larvae live. And a soil layer for firefly growing composed of a purification material made of cinnabar or bincho charcoal, and larvae and cocoons that have landed from the water are grown in the soil layer.
[0008]
The firefly breeding apparatus is composed of a flow channel in which firefly larvae grow up, and a soil adjacent to both sides of the flow channel, containing red jade soil as a main component, black soil or Fuji sand, and further added with humus and organic fertilizer. A soil layer is formed with a soil for growing fireflies composed of a PH holding material made of cinnabar and a purification material made of cinnabar or bincho charcoal, and a moss surface is formed by vegetating the surface of the soil layer leading to the water channel and, shellfish as a food for larvae of fireflies, purifying means water arranged in flowing water channel, both when to circulate the water flowing through the water flow path, the moss surface is a place where eggs fireflies are lays It is characterized by that.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below. The first aspect of the present invention is that the soil for creating a place where the firefly larvae live from the water until they become adults is composed of soil composed mainly of red ball soil, black soil, and Fuji sand. It is characterized by. Next, adjacent to the water flow path larvae fireflies inhabit forms a soil layer at the soil, a second feature in that so as to grow the larvae and pupae landed from water at該用soil layer To do. The firefly growing device is vegetated on the surface of the water channel where the firefly larva grows, the soil layer formed with the soil adjacent to both sides of the water channel, and the surface of the soil layer leading to the water channel. The moss surface is provided with shellfish that feed the firefly larvae, water quality purification means, and water is circulated, and the moss surface is laid with firefly eggs. It is a place where A device composed of the water channel, the soil layer, the water purification means, and the moss surface is installed outdoors in a garden having a desired area, a rooftop garden of a building, or the like. However, it can also be provided as a small device that can be placed on a table in a house or building.
[0010]
Soil layer, soil, PH holding material, purification material that consists. The soil is mainly composed of red jade soil, and black soil and Fuji sand are blended therein. More preferably, humus soil and organic fertilizer are added. As the PH retaining material, cinnabar is suitable, and as the purification material, either or both of cinnabar and Bincho charcoal are blended. Akadama soil is heat sterilized at a high temperature of 800 ° C. or higher, and is blended in an amount of 50 to 75%, preferably about 64%. If the red bean soil is less than 50%, the water retention of the soil layer is deteriorated, and if it is more than 75%, the water content of the soil layer becomes excessive, which is not preferable. Black soil is an agrochemical-free material that does not contain chemical fertilizer, and is blended in an amount of 10 to 20%, preferably about 10%. If the black soil is less than 10%, the growth of the plant will be poor, and if it exceeds 20%, the amount of water retained will be too much to prevent the growth of the plant, and the soil layer of the soil layer into which the firefly larvae will enter will become hard. It is not preferable. Fuji sand is an agrochemical-free material that does not contain chemical fertilizer, and is contained in an amount of 10 to 20%, preferably about 10%. If Fuji sand is less than 10%, air flow from the soil layer to the foundation soil layer underneath may be deteriorated. If it is more than 20%, moisture flows down to the foundation soil layer and the water retention capacity of the soil layer is reduced. May make it worse.
[0011]
The cinnabar is blended in order to keep the pH of running water weakly alkaline, and the blending ratio is 1 to 3%, preferably 2%. If the amount of cinnabar is less than 1%, water is acidified, and if it is more than 3%, the alkalinity becomes strong, which is not preferable. The dredged sand and Bincho charcoal are blended for water quality and soil purification, and the dredged sand is blended 2 to 5%, preferably 3%. When the blending ratio is less than 2%, the purification action is insufficient, and when it is more than 5%, the effect is not affected and the cost is wasted. The blending ratio of Bincho charcoal is 1-2%, preferably 1%. If it is less than 1%, a sufficient purifying action cannot be obtained, and if it is more than 2%, the effect remains the same, but it is expensive because it is expensive. The humus is a pesticide-free material containing no chemical fertilizer as in the case of the black soil and the like, and is blended in an amount of 5 to 10%, preferably 5%. The organic fertilizer is blended in an amount of about 5 to 10%, preferably 5%. Watercress, seri, mitsuba, etc. are vegetated in the soil layer. Watercress provides water and air purification, and seri provides air purification.
[0012]
The bed of the flow channel is Ise Goro stone for improving the total hardness of water quality, dredged sand and granite for water purification, Bincho charcoal for water purification and cultivation of effective microorganisms, keeping the water quality weakly alkaline and effective It is made of a roadbed forming material blended with cinnabar sand for culturing microorganisms. On the roadbed, aquatic plants such as Anacaris, watercress, seri, etc. are vegetated, as well as kawaina, monoara shells, snails, etc., that serve as food for firefly larvae. In addition, medaka that promotes the generation of algae by photosynthesis and Yamato tiger shrimp that feed on shellfish left by larvae and dead organisms are released. Algae generated by photosynthesis are food for kawainina and monoaraga. Water plants such as Anacaris absorb carbon dioxide by photosynthesis and supply oxygen to improve the oxygen content in water.
[0013]
With reference to FIG. 1, it is a firefly breeding system provided in the outdoor garden to which the present invention is applied, and the road bed (2) of the flowing water channel (1) is composed of dredged sand, Bincho charcoal, dredged sand, etc. The road floor (2) is waterproofed on the bottom with a waterproof sheet (3) as necessary. The flowing water channel (1) has, for example, a width of 20 cm to 2 m, a water depth of about 20 to 50 cm, and about 1 to 2 m of water is flowing every second. The both sides of the spillway (1), said soil, PH holding material, purification material that consists of soil layer (4) is formed. The soil layer (4) has a depth of, for example, 15 cm or more. Under the soil layer (4), for example, a basic soil having a depth of 15 cm or more in which, for example, red jade soil, dredged sand, or bincho charcoal is blended. Layer (5) is formed. On the surface (6) from the soil layer (4) to the roadbed (2), Ise Gorota stone and granite are arranged, and on the surface exposed from the water surface, a moss layer on which firefly eggs can be laid ( 7) is vegetated. (8) is watercress, seri, mitsuba, etc. vegetated on the soil layer (4), and (9) is aquatic plants, such as Anacaris, vegetated on the roadbed (2). In the flowing water channel (1), as described above, aquatic plants such as Anacaris, watercress, seri and the like are vegetated, and river cucumbers, monoara shells, snails, medaka, Yamato tiger shrimps and the like are released.
[0014]
FIGS. 2 to 4 show a firefly growing device formed in a structure and size suitable for installation indoors, in which a water storage tank (11) is formed at a substantially central portion of a disk-shaped substrate (10), The lower end of the water channel (12) flowing into the water tank (11) is connected to the water tank (11), the upper end is arranged at the highest part of the base body (10), and the upper end and the water tank (11) are pumped ( The water is circulated by connecting with a pumping channel (13) equipped with 14). On the surface of the water channel (12) and reservoir (11) substrates except (10), said soil, PH holding material, purification material that consists of soil layer (15) is formed. The water tank (11) and water channel (12) are formed with a roadbed made of dredged sand, Bincho charcoal, dredged sand, etc., as well as the flowing water channel (1) in FIG. , Yamato tiger shrimp, etc. are released. In the soil layer (15), aquatic plants such as Anacaris, watercress, seri and the like are vegetated as in FIG. A moss layer is formed on the boundary surface between the soil layer (15), the water channel (12) and the water tank (11). 5 and 6 show a structure in which the substrates shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 are continuously arranged in three stages, and the basic structure is substantially the same as FIGS.
[0015]
Eggs laid in the moss layer hatch in about 30 days, and the hatched larvae live in water for about 10 months, and grow by eating prey such as kawaina. Grown larvae land around April-June and enter the soil layer to make soil and become cocoons. The pupae emerge as adults around 20-30 days and survive for about 7-14 days. They mate during life and lay eggs in the moss layer to finish their lives. Soil layer of this invention, since the larvae grew out the life of such a firefly is formed in an optimal soil to live as pupae making landed Domayu, is possible to reliably achieve the emergence of firefly It becomes possible. In the conventional method or system for growing fireflies, the development of a soil layer in which such larvae live as pupae has not been sufficiently developed, so there are many cases in which emergence into adults fails. In addition, the firefly breeding system or apparatus of the present invention has a configuration or structure suitable for reliably achieving a life cycle of the firefly from an egg to an adult, and can also be placed indoors as well as outdoors. A device can be provided.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the life cycle of fireflies from eggs to adults can be reliably achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an outdoor breeding system to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of an indoor device to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing an internal structure of the device. 4 is a view showing a modification of the apparatus. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing a structure in which the apparatus is configured in three stages. FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing the internal structure.
(1) Running water channel
(2) Roadbed
(3) Waterproof sheet
(4) Soil layer
(5) Basic soil layer
(6) Surface layer
(7) Moss layer
(8) Watercress, Seri
(9) Aquatic plants
(10) Base
(11) Water tank
(12) Waterway
(13) Floating waterway
(14) Pump
(15) Soil layer

Claims (6)

A firefly that is composed of red soil containing black soil or Fuji sand, added with humus and organic fertilizer, PH retaining material composed of dredged sand, and purification material composed of dredged sand or Bincho charcoal. A firefly-growing soil, which is used to create a place where larvae live from the water and live from the cocoon to adults. The soil contains 50% to 75% red jade soil that has been heat sterilized at a high temperature of 800 ° C. or higher, 10% to 20% non-chemical black soil that does not contain chemical fertilizer, and pesticide-free Fuji that does not contain chemical fertilizer. soil for firefly development according to claim 1, characterized in that are 10-20% blending sand. Adjacent to the waterway where the firefly larvae live, soil containing red crust and black soil or Fuji sand, added with humus and organic fertilizer, PH retaining material composed of dredged sand, dredged sand or bincho A method for growing fireflies , characterized in that a soil layer is formed of a soil for growing fireflies composed of a purification material made of charcoal, and larvae and cocoons that have landed from the water are grown in the soil layer. The soil contains 50-75% red jade soil heat-sterilized at a high temperature of 800 ° C. or higher, 10-20% non-chemical black soil containing no chemical fertilizer, and pesticide-free Fuji containing no chemical fertilizer. The method for growing fireflies according to claim 3, wherein 10 to 20% of sand is blended. It consists of a flowing water channel where firefly larvae grow up, soil adjacent to both sides of the flowing water channel, containing red jade soil as a main component, black soil or Fuji sand, and humus and organic fertilizer added, and dredged sand. and PH holding member, forming a soil layer with soil for composed firefly grown from a purification material composed of silica sand or charcoal, the surface leading to water flow path該用soil layer and by vegetation moss surface, the flowing water channel the shellfish as a food for larvae of fireflies, is arranged, cleaning means water, both when to circulate the water flowing through the water flow path, the moss surface is characterized in that the place where eggs fireflies are lays Firefly growing device. The soil contains 50-75% red jade soil heat-sterilized at a high temperature of 800 ° C. or higher, 10-20% non-chemical black soil containing no chemical fertilizer, and pesticide-free Fuji containing no chemical fertilizer. The firefly growing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein 10 to 20% of sand is blended.

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