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US 2015/0144064 A1Published application
System and Methodology for Culturing Cochineal Insects On An Artificial Medium
AssigneeBadderloch Woad, 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.
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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.
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