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ARTIFICIAL MEDIA FOR REARING ENTOMOPHAGES
Patent Number: 5834177
Docket Number: 8796
Serial Number: 8699815
Date Patented: 11/10/1998
Agency:
Agricultural Research Service
Date Issued:
November 10, 1998
Abstract:
The invention involves an artificial diet to mass rear beneficial insects, or entomophages. Entomophages are predatory
arthropods and parasitic insects used as biological controls. However, large scale use of beneficial insects has been
limited because production involves the rearing of the insect’s host or prey at considerable cost. The invention involves
an artificial medium or mixture which mimics the structural constituents, texture and consistency of the natural prey
insides. The growth medium of the invention has a solid/semi-solid form which is more convenient to use, and costs
about $6.00 per kilogram. For Sitotroga eggs (the host of Chrysoperla species) the current cost is about $500.00 per
kilogram.
Inventors:
Allen C. Cohen |
Western Cotton Research Laboratory |
Phoenix, AZ 85040-8830 |
(602) 379-3524 / fax:(602) 379-4509 |
Industry Keywords:
environment, biotechnology, parasite, predator, pesticide, biological control, insect, IPM, larvae, lacewings,
Heteroptera
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