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AssigneeThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
InventorsSamuel Jameson, Dawn Wesson
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Disclosed herein is a plant-based, blood-free diet formulation for hematophagous insects comprising effective amounts of a plant-based protein source and, in some aspects, a carbohydrate source, wherein the plant-based, blood-free diet formulation is suitable for egg production and colony maintenance of hematophagous insects. In some aspects, such hematophagous insects include, but are not limited to, mosquitoes. In some aspects, the plant-based protein source is derived from hemp seeds. In some aspects, the protein source comprises additional proteins in addition to hemp protein. In some aspects, one or more additional proteins in the formulation is derived from spirulina, soybeans, chia seeds, quinoa, oats, nutritional yeast, and/or green peas.
A blood-free, plant-derived diet composition for feeding a hematophagous insect, the composition comprising:
The method of 30 or 31, wherein the hematophagous insect is a mosquito.
A blood-free, animal protein-free, plant-derived diet composition for feeding a hematophagous insect, the composition comprising hemp seed protein at a concentration of about 60 to 200 mg/mL (about 6 to 20% (W/V)).
A blood-free, animal protein-free, plant-derived diet composition for feeding a hematophagous insect, the composition comprising hemp seed protein at a concentration of about 30 to 100 mg/mL (about 3 to 10% (W/V)) and spirulina protein at a concentration of about 30 to 100 mg/ml (about 3 to 10% (W/V)).
A method of making an artificial, blood-free diet composition for feeding a hematophagous insect, the method comprising:
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