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US 7,465,535 B2Granted
Dehydration procedures for induction of cryptobiosis in insect larvae
AssigneeNational Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
InventorsTakashi Okuda, Takahiro Kikawada, Yasuhiko Kobayashi, Tetsuya Sakashita, Seichi Wada, Tomoo Funayama
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Abstract
This invention provides a method for effectively producing dehydrated larvae for educational materials without disrupting the environment. The cryptobiotic larvae for educational materials can be obtained by dehydrating larvae while gradually reducing humidity in 3 separate stages.
Claims10
A method for dehydrating Polypedilum vanderplanki larvae comprising:
- gradually reducing the humidity until said larvae are dehydrated and enter a cryptobiotic state, and
- applying a gamma ray dose of 50 gray or higher to the dehydrated larvae.
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