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US 2026/0130353 A1Published application
Insect harvester
OwnerRandy J. Sasakiinventor
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A unique insect harvester design provides for attracting and killing insects in a manner that preserves their nutrition for use as animal feed. In some implementations, an insect harvester unit can include various insect attractants, including light, sound, tactile movement, chemicals, or any combination thereof, to attract insects. The insect harvester unit may further comprise a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes some or all of these attractants, as well as exposed conductive tines. The content and/or operation of the attractants, as well as the voltage of the conductive tines, may be specially tuned to attract and kill one or more types of targeted insects. The insect harvester unit may further be operated in a manner that avoids killing pollinating insects, and safely turns off in the presence of rain or other moisture.
A device for harvesting insects, the device comprising:
A method of operating a device for harvesting insects, the method comprising providing, with control circuitry, electrical power to a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the PCB comprises a plurality of exposed conductive tines extending along a surface of the PCB, the plurality of exposed conductive tines comprising a first set of tines interleaved with a second set of tines, the first set of tines and the second set of tines being electrically connected with different electrical nodes such that a voltage is created between the first set of tines and the second set of tines when the electrical power is provided to the PCB.
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