The Complete Cricket Breeding Manual 

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Which Breeding System do I Choose

Copyright and Disclaimers

1.1  Introduction

1.2  Forward- About Us

1.3 Benefits of Breeding Crickets

1.4  Conversions

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General

2.1   Which Breeding System do I Choose

2.2 Essential Tips to Breed Crickets Consistently (Must Read)

2.3   Barrier Cream

Standard Cricket Breeding Method

2.4   Standard Cricket Breeding Method

2.5  Management of a Standard Cricket Breeding System (coming soon)

Substrate Cricket Breeding Method

2.6  Summary of Breeding Method

2.7  Setup of a Substrate Cricket Breeding System (Draft)

2.8  How to Make a Substrate Breeding System

2.9  Management of a Substrate System

2.10  Cleaning a Substrate System

2.11  Maintenance of a Substrate System

3.1  Which Breeding System do I Choose

3.2 Essential Tips to Breed Crickets Consistently (Must Read)

3.3  Summary of Breeding Method (Commercial- Standard & Professional) 

3.4  How to Make a Batch System (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

3.5  Pinhead Food and Water Dispenser (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

3.6  Management of a Batch System (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

3.7  Pests for a Batch System (Commercial-standard & Professional)

3.8  Cleaning a Batch System (Commercial & Professional)

3.9  Maintenance of a Batch System (Commercial- Standard and Professional)

    4.1  Species Selection

    4.2  Anatomy

    4.3  Biology and Behavior

Container Design (DIY)

5.1  Obtaining Containers/Considerations

5.2  Lids

5.3   Ventilation

5.4  Feeding Port

5.5  Screening

5.5A- Container Setup

Building

5.6  How to Make a Cricket Container

Shelving

           5.7   Shelving Options 

           5.8   Building Metal Framing

Dry Food

6.1  Dry Food- Nutrition and Processing

6.2  Dry Food- Storage

Wet Food

6.3  Feeding Wet Foods

6.4  Wet Food- Preparation (Mealworm example but applicable to Crickets

Feeding Wildlife

6.5  Dusting and Gut Loading

6.6  Feeding Crickets to Animals

7.1  Food and Water Method Summary

7.2  Making a Dispenser Tray

Small Dispensers (Hobbyist)

           7.3  Small Scale Food Dispenser

Large Dispensers (Commercial)

7.4  Large Food Dispenser (From Chicken Feeders)- Recommended

7.5  Large Water Dispenser (From Chicken Feeders)- Recommended

Automated Dispensers (Commercial)

          7.6  Automated Food and Water Dispensers (Commercial- Professional)

Addition DIY Options

7.7  DIY Water Dispenser using Pebbles

Temperatures

8.1  Temperatures Requirements

8.2  Regulating Temperatures

           8.3  Insulating an Insect Farm (Commercial Standard/Professional)

Heating

8.4  Heating Methods

Cooling

8.5  Cooling Methods

Ventilation and Circulation

8.6  Ventilation

8.7  Air Circulation

Humidity

8.8  Humidity

8.9  Dew Point

Electricity

8.10   Estimating Electricity Costs

8.11  Reducing Electricity Usage

General

9.1  Preventing Pests 

9.2  Pest Management Plan (Commercial-Standard)

9.3  Genetics (Commercial-Standard)

9.4  Record keeping (Commercial-Standard)

Micro Flies

          9.5 Micro Flies

Ants

9.6  Managing Ants

Spiders

9.7   Managing Spiders

           9.8   Spider Infestation Case Study (Commercial- Professional)

Moths

9.9  Managing Moths 

Mites

9.10   Managing Mites 

9.11  Case Study of Mites Infestation (Commercial-Standard)

Mold and Fungus

9.12   Mold and Fungus 

Diseases

           9.13   Causes of Mass Deaths (Commercial- Professional)

           9.14   Case Study- Cricket Paralysis Virus (CPV)

10.1  Summary of farm Design (Commercial- Professional)

10.2   Insect Farm Design Concepts (Commercial- Professional)

10.3   Estimating Insect Container Numbers (Commercial- Professional)

10.4  Estimating Cricket Production Rates (Commercial- Professional)

10.5   Breeding Stock for Cricket Farming (Commercial- Professional) 

11.1 Essential Tips to Breed Crickets Consistently (Must Read)- (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

11.2 How Many Crickets Can I Produce (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

           11.3 Cricket Weights (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

           11.4   Electricity Usage from 20 Foot Caravan (Commercial- Standard & Professional) 

            11.5  Common Mistakes (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

12.1  Grading by Size (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

12.2  Estimating Cricket Numbers  (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

12.3  Packaging and Transport (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

12.4  Economics (Commercial-Standard & Professional)

12.5  Freezing Excess Stock- (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

13.1  Marketing Crickets (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

            13.2   Insect Markets (Commercial- Standard & Professional)

Cricket Setups

     14.1   Full Climate Control in a 20 Foot Shipping Container (Commercial- Professional)

     14.2  Production Rate for Semi Closed Farm (Commercial-Professional)

     14.3 Production Rate for Banded Crickets (Commercial- Professional)

Pest and Disease

14.4   Cricket Paralysis Virus (CPV)- (Commercial- Professional)

14.5   Spider Infestation (Commercial- Professional)

      14.6   Deaths after Purchase (draft)- (Commercial- Professional)

       14.7 Egg Production Collapse (draft)- (Commercial- Professional)

    15.1 Record Keeping (Standard & Professional)

     15.2  Trouble Shooting (Commercial- Standard & Commercial)

     15.3  Resources and Information (Standard & Professional)

     15.4  Consultancy & Partnerships (Commercial- Standard & Commercial)

Breeding Other Species

18.1   Mealworm Breeding Learning Center

18.2  Cockroach Breeding Learning Center

18.3 Soldier Fly Breeding Learning Center

18.4  Commercial Learning Center

Other Insect Breeding Books

18. 5  Crickets and Cockroaches

Other

18.6  Partnerships and Consultancy

Feeding Insects

19.1  Balanced Diet for Reptiles

19.2  Reptile Meat Mix Recipe

19.3  How often to Feed a Bearded Dragon

19.4 Bearded dragon Diet

19.5  Gut Load and Dusting Insects

Husbandry

19.6  How Do I Heat My Reptile

19.7  Thermometers for my Reptile

Glossary

20.1   Large Scale Cricket Breeding Methods (coming soon)

20.2   Marketing Tips (Coming soon)

20.3 Authors Notes (not available)

20.4 Cricket Template