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Where can I buy golden cicadas? How much is one pound?

The golden cicada, also known as the climbing fork and the cicada monkey, is very common in the north in summer. My family catches some every year to eat, and of course, we can also sell them for money.

We can buy cicadas online. The current price of cicadas is generally 50 to 60 yuan per catty, which means the profit is quite considerable.

Recently in Pingdingshan, Henan, a man caught more than 1,000 cicadas in one night and sold them to buyers for 898 yuan! Note that this is just the result of one night, but for ordinary people, it is a considerable income. According to nearby villagers, a cicada costs 70 cents, and most of them are caught on big trees.

Public information shows that cicadas are insects and agricultural and forestry pests. However, for humans, they are excellent food and have good medicinal and health benefits.

It is reported that the body of golden cicada contains a variety of vitamins and trace elements, unsaturated fatty acids, etc. that are essential to the human body. The latter can esterify cholesterol, reduce the cholesterol and triglyceride content in the blood, and increase the content of high-density lipoprotein that is beneficial to the human body. It plays a key role in preventing cardiovascular diseases and improving endocrine.

In Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shanghai, Beijing, Shandong, Guangdong and other provinces and cities in China, people have the habit of eating golden cicadas, and the most common way to cook them is to fry them. Due to their unique taste and high nutritional value , many restaurants also offer food made with golden cicadas, and the prices are high, even a plate costs hundreds of yuan.

There is market demand, so in addition to natural growth, some areas have also promoted the industry of artificial breeding of cicadas, and it has formed a large scale. Many people rely on breeding this insect to make a fortune.