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US 10,188,085 B2Granted
System and methodology for culturing cochineal insects on an artificial medium
AssigneeSciConsult, Inc.
InventorsConstance M. Hendrickson, Denise Lynn Merkle
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Abstract
A method is provided for culturing cochineal insects. In accordance with the method, a medium is created (101-109) from a mixture comprising a plant or cactus additive and a polymeric material. The medium is then inoculated (111) with a species selected from the group consisting of the genus Dactylopius.
Claims19
A self-supporting mass, comprising:
- an artificial culture medium which contains a plant additive and which has been inoculated with a plurality of insects selected from the group consisting of the genus Dactylopius;
- wherein said artificial culture medium further comprises a three-dimensional matrix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.