Worm package and method of packaging worms

A package as set out in chain 1 wherein the layers of the container are formed of a porous material impregnated with material which is food for the worms.

A worm package containing a plurality of worms comprising a corrugated cardboard layer comprising a planar facing sheet and a corrugated sheet of water absorbent material combined therewith said layer being wound into a multilayer cylindrical package with the corrugations forming worm size channels between layers of the planar sheet with the one end of each of the channels being exposed at an entrance region of the package for entry of the worms therein and a removable retaining band for holding the package in its wound condition until worms are to be removed therefrom.

A worm package comprising a corrugated sheet of water absorbent material and a flexible sheet covering one face of said corrugated sheet, the corrugations of said corrugated sheet each being of size to form a channel under said cover sheet to accommodate a worm in snug relation therein said package containing a plurality of worms each aligned in the space of one of said corrugations to form a packaged layer of worms.

A package containing a plurality of worms comprising a plurality of moisture absorbent corrugated sheets assembled in overlying stacked relation;

• a plurality of planar sheets each disposed between a pair of layers of said corrugated sheet material forming worm channels therewith,
• said package having a worm loading recess at an edge to which said worm channels extend.

A method of packaging worms in aligned relation comprising moistening a water absorbent package having a worm loading recess providing entrance openings to a series of generally parallel longitudinal worm chambers, depositing a plurality of worms in the worm loading recess, exposing the worms to light to which they seek to avoid, allowing time for the worms exposed to such light to crawl into the worm chambers opened to the recess region and then placing porous moisture containing material over the entrance openings to the worm chambers for supplementary supply of moisture to the worms contained therein.

A package comprising a corrugated sheet of water absorbent material, a flexible sheet covering one face of said corrugated sheet, the corrugations being of size to form a channel under said cover sheet to accommodate a worm in snug relation, and a plurality of worms each aligned in one of said corrugations to form a packaged layer of worms,

• said flexible sheet being provided with tear means parallel to the corrugations spaced apart a distance of at least one corrugation to form tear away worm strips for convenience of removal of the worms as needed.

A package comprising a corrugated sheet of water absorbent material, a flexible sheet covering one face of said corrugated sheet, the corrugations being of size to form a channel under said cover sheet to accommodate a worn in snug relation, and a plurality of worms each aligned in one of said corrugations to form a packaged layer of worms,

• said corrugations sheet being provided with tear means parallel to the corrugations, spaced apart a distance of at least one corrugation to form tear away worm strips for convenience of removal of the worms as needed.

A worm package containing a plurality of worms in a plurality of overlying layers each said layer of the package comprising at least one layer of sheet material supported in spaced relation over another layer of sheet material to form compartments between layers of said sheet material, and spacer means disposed between said layers of sheet material dimensioned to provide a space between said layers to permit a worm to crawl therebetween, said package having an entrance opening to said space for entry of worms therein.

A method of packaging worms in aligned relation comprising moistening a water absorbent package having a worm loading recess providing entrance openings to a series of generally parallel longitudinal worm chambers, depositing a plurality of worms in the worm loading recess, exposing the worms to light to which they seek to avoid, allowing time for the worms exposed to such light to crawl into the worm chambers opened to the recess region.