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US 3,939,802 AGranted
Insect feeding
OwnerGregor N. Neffinventor
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A device and method are disclosed for feeding insects to animals. The abundant natural supply of flying insects is used as a food supply. Thus, the insects, which normally are not eaten by humans, are used to grow animals which form a valuable source of protein for humans. In feeding insects to fish, for example, insects are attracted to the surface of the water, preferably at night by means of a light source, and are guided into contact with the water where they can be eaten by the fish. The light not only attracts the insects, but also attracts the fish to the feeding spot. The light source preferably is supported on a floating platform. If needed, several such platforms can be tied together and spread over the surface of a body of water such as a pond or lake to feed the entire fish population in the water. The light source preferably is an electric lamp energized by batteries or by a cable extending from a power supply on the shore. Alternatively, the light source can be a non-electric lamp, such as a kerosene or gasoline lamp.
A device for feeding aquatic animals in a body of water, said device comprising, in combination, insect retention means including a canopy structure, support means for supporting said canopy structure above the surface of said water, said canopy structure defining an enclosed peripheral area of substantial size with said canopy structure covering said area for preventing insects from escaping from the vicinity of the surface of said body of water below the canopy, insect attraction means supported by said support means with said canopy means so as to attract insects towards said area covered by said canopy structure, and insect directional means supported by said support means with said attraction means for directing insects towards said covered area.
A device for feeding aquatic animals in a body of water, said device comprising, in combination, a float means, an insect directional means supported by the float means and positioned substantially centrally thereof and elevated with respect thereto, attraction means supported with the directional means, and retention means including a canopy structure connected with the float means and the directional means and defining an enclosed peripheral area of substantial size, with said canopy structure covering said enclosed peripheral area for preventing insects from escaping from the vicinity of the surface of said water.
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