Egg-laying medium for insects comprising a texturing substrate
AssigneeYnsect
InventorsMarianne Mathieu, Pedro Escalante Noguera, Fabrice Berro, Thibault Du Jonchay, Nathalie Berezina
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Abstract
The breeding of insects and the separation of insect eggs from other constituents of an egg-laying medium. An egg-laying medium for insects, comprising at least 75% by weight of a non-consumable texturing substrate in the form of particles, at least 85% by weight of said particles having a size of less than 0.5 mm, and at least 5% by weight of a nutrient substrate, wherein the weight percentages are given in relation to the total weight of the insect egg-laying medium. A laying tray and uses of the laying tray, particularly in a method for collecting insect eggs.
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An egg-laying medium for insects comprising:
- at least 75% by weight of a non-consumable texturing substrate intended to not be consumed by the insects, said non-consumable texturing substrate being in a form of particles, at least 85% by weight of said particles having a size smaller than 0.5 mm, said non-consumable texturing substrate having a moisture content of 0% to 10%,
- at least 5% by weight of a nutrient substrate having a moisture content of 3% to 60%, and
- at least 2% by weight of an aqueous gel
- wherein the percentages by weight are given in relation to a total weight of said egg-laying medium for insects.
A laying tray comprising a container and, on a bottom of said container:
- 0.12 to 6.75 g/cm2 of a non-consumable texturing substrate intended to not be consumed by the insects, said non-consumable texturing substrate being in a form of particles, at least 85% by weight of said particles having a size smaller than 0.5 mm, said non-consumable texturing substrate having a moisture content of 0% to 10%,
- 0.0014 to 0.105 g/cm2/d of a nutrient substrate having a moisture content of 3% to 60%, and
- 0.0016 to 0.095 g/cm2/d of an aqueous gel.
A laying tray comprising a container and, on a bottom of said container:
- 0.12 to 6.75 g/cm2 of a non-consumable texturing substrate intended to not be consumed by the insects, said non-consumable texturing substrate being in a form of particles, at least 85% by weight of said particles having a size smaller than 0.5 mm, said non-consumable texturing substrate having a moisture content of 0% to 10%,
- 0.01 to 0.75 g/cm2 of a nutrient substrate having a moisture content of 3% to 60%, and
- 0.006 to 0.325 g/cm2 of an aqueous gel.
A method for obtaining insect eggs, comprising steps of:
- obtaining a laying tray by providing a container and filling said container with:
- a non-consumable texturing substrate intended to not be consumed by the insects, said non-consumable texturing substrate being in a form of particles, at least 85% by weight of said particles having a size smaller than 0.5 mm, said non-consumable texturing substrate having a moisture content of 0% to 10%,
- a nutrient substrate having a moisture content of 3% to 60%, and at least 2% by weight of an aqueous gel
- in order to obtain a laying tray,
- introducing adult insects into the laying tray, and a subsequent step of
- collecting the insect eggs.
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