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US 8,133,524 B1Granted
Food composition for hemophagous insects
AssigneeTokitae LLC
InventorsE. Barçin Acar, Geoffrey F. Deane, 3ric Johanson, Emma Rae Mullen, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Nels R. Peterson, Clarence T. Tegreene, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Abstract
A composition suitable for feeding hemophagous insects includes peptides, salt, and a CO2 generator.
Claims25
A food composition, comprising:
- a protein mixture including albumin and whey protein in a ratio between about 3:1 and about 12:1 dry weight, respectively;
- sodium chloride;
- a CO2 generator;
- and
- an insect attractant, an insect repellent, a pheromone, a kairomone, an allomone, or an insect phagostimulant.
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