System for releasing beneficial mites and uses thereof
AssigneeKoppert B.V.
InventorsYvonne Maria Van Houten, Arend Veenman, Hans Hoogerbrugge, Nicholas George Petrus Beveridge, Thomas Volkert Marie Groot
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Abstract
This invention relates to an improved system for releasing beneficial mites and the use of such a system. Mite species that can be used beneficially for human purposes may for example be employed in the control of pests, such as in the field of agriculture, including agricultural production systems for plant products, agricultural production systems for animal products, and animal husbandry, or in the field of storage of food products. The system of the invention may find use in any of these fields.
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A system for releasing beneficial mites comprising a mite compartment holding a population of a beneficial mite species and a food source for the beneficial mites wherein said mite compartment is enclosed by an enclosing material having an inner surface bordering the mite compartment, an outer surface at the exterior of the mite compartment and comprising a gas barrier material having a water vapour transmission rate of ≤5 g/m2*24 hours, said mite compartment having a volume of x mm3, wherein x is between 3*103 and 600*103 mm3 and wherein the system further comprises a number of connections that connect the mite compartment with the space outside the mite compartment, said number of connections each having an area y, wherein y is between 0.1 and 4.0 mm2, wherein the sum of the areas of the number of connections is Σy and wherein 5*103 mm≤x/Σy≤70* 103 mm, wherein the outer surface of the enclosing material comprises a water film maintaining material.
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