Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354611 | Fecundity-promoting supplement for the insidious flower bug reared on artificial diet A new protein supplement for insect rearing contains extracts of insect eggs or cultured insect egg embryonic cell lines from insects such as Plodia interpunctella and Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, etc., to increase the fecundity of insects reared for bi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7156048 | Aquaculture of marine worms The present invention provides a method for the aquaculture of marine deposit feeders, such as Arenicola marina and Arenicola defodiens. The method comprises providing a foodstuff such as brewery yeast or waste from fish farms within the substrate hous... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7004109 | Aquaculture of marine worms The present invention provides a method for the aquaculture of marine deposit feeders, such as Arenicola marina and Arenicola defodiens. The method includes providing a foodstuff such as brewery yeast or waste from fish farms within the substrate housi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6938574 | Rearing fly larvae and animals in space for waste recycling and food supplying In space, wastes from humans, animals, and crops can be fully recycled by rearing maggots which will be nourishing feedstuff for feeding animals. These animals and their eggs combined with crop plants will be varied food for humans in space. Water and nutrition left... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6863022 | Method and device for rearing insects, especially for obtaining secretion from fly larvae for therapeutic application The invention relates to a device for breeding of insects for therapeutic application of secretions of fly larvae (maggots) on a wound. The device includes an application container for receiving the fly eggs. The fly larvae from the egg stage up to the maggot stage ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6527498 | Apparatus and method for reorienting an egg between vertical and horizontal orientations Apparatus for repositioning eggs from a generally vertical position to a generally horizontal position such that injection/removal of material into/from the side of the egg can occur. Each apparatus may include a cradle, an alignment member, and an orient... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6244213 | Device and method for rapidly loading insect eggs into rearing containers A method and apparatus for rapidly loading small particulate matter such as insect (e.g., lacewing) eggs into containers for uniformly distributing the eggs into individual units of the containers. The apparatus uses a fluid dispensing system to move the ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6235528 | Artificial diets for arthropods Improved artificial diets or growth media are described which are suitable for rearing large numbers of viable and biologically fit arthropods, including zoophagous arthropods and phytophagous arthropods, including facultatively zoophagous arthropods. In ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6184434 | Steinernema sp. nematode for suppression of Helicoverpa zea and Spodoptera frugiperda A novel entomopathogenic nematode of the genus Steinernema, which is effective as a biopesticide for the control of insects, and particularly the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, and the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. This nematode has been identifie... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6130084 | Nutrition from pollution This invention is a trap to collect worms or fly larvae to be used as feed or fowl. Putrid meat is placed inside a a box on top of a metal screen. It is desired to have flies be attracted to the putrid meat and lay their eggs on it. Underneath the meat on... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6110480 | Method for preparing an environmentally compatable porous material comprising beneficial nematodes and the biotic preparations produced therefrom The present invention teaches method for culturing nematode pesticidal compositions, to produce at a high yield, and generate biotic compositions that are effective as insecticides with high pesticidal activity and preventive effects.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5945271 | Artificial media for rearing entomophages comprising sticky, cooked whole egg An improved artificial diet or growth medium for rearing entomophages (predatory arthropods and parasitic insects). The diet also finds use as a bait and feeding stimulant for entomophages, and as use as a supplement for artificial diets for phytophagous ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5899168 | Synthetic diet for rearing the hymenopterous ectoparasitoid, catolaccus grandis An improved artificial diet or growth medium for rearing the insect parasitoid Catolaccus grandis is disclosed. The growth medium is composed of amino acid, mineral, vitamin, lipid, and carbohydrate fractions which are present in amounts and proportions e... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5849262 | Bioassay system for arthropods which elastically attaches to an animal The present invention is directed to a bioassay system for retaining hematophagous arthropods, such as, but not limited to, fleas, ticks and flies, in a microenvironment which mimics the natural conditions of unconfined hematophagous arthropods feeding on... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5834177 | Artificial media for rearing entomophages comprising cooked, whole egg An improved artificial diet or growth medium for rearing entomophages (predatory arthropods and parasitic insects). The growth medium is composed of a mixture of (a) an adherent, fibrous retention substrate, (b) a protein-lipid paste, and (c) a liquid, an... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5819685 | Tray for raising insect larva A tray suitable for use in mass raising insect larva, particularly flys (flies), in and artificial environment from incubation through hatching and growth and including a smooth bottom and four upwardly extending sides being open about fifty percent (50%)... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5773287 | Incubator An aeration incubator achieves a high atmospheric humidity in the interior working space of the incubator by placing a heated water tub in the working space. In order to avoid condensation on the walls of the incubator tank, a condensate tub is also place... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5674516 | Steinernema sp. nematode for suppression of Helicoverpa zea and Spodoptera frugiperda A novel entomopathogenic nematode of the genus Steinernema, which is effective as a biopesticide for the control of insects, and particularly the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, and the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. This nematode has been identifie... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5206015 | Introduction of bacteria in ovo A method and apparatus for introducing probiotic bacteria into the digestive tract of a bird in order to exclude undesirable bacteria therefrom, and inoculated eggs produced thereby, are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a fertile bir... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5133289 | Artificial system and method for breeding fleas A system for breeding fleas comprises a blood reservoir with a feeding membrane and a cage adjacent to the feeding membrane and containing a screen which supports the fleas during feeding, divides the cage into a feeding chamber and an egg collection cham... | 07/28/1992 |
| 4917045 | Silicon compounds in poultry hatching Organic silicon compounds in which silicon is solely bonded to oxygen, fluorine, chlorine or bromine such that not less than one-fourth of the silicon valences are satisfied by bonding to oxygen, stimulate the deposition of bone in bird embryos. Preferred... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4850305 | Artificial system and method for breeding fleas A system for breeding fleas comprises a blood reservoir with a feeding membrane and a feeding and reproduction chamber which either has a height dimension of 1.4 to 1.8 mm so as to restrict jumping by the fleas or includes fibrous material so the fleas ca... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4765274 | Method of mass producing an entomophagous insect The invention relates to a method for the mass production of an entomophagous insect such as Trichogramma maidis insect from a substitution host such as the egg of the meal moth Ephestia kuehniella, as well as a device for implementation of this method an... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4594964 | Method and apparatus for the mass rearing of fruit flies An improved method and apparatus is disclosed for the mass rearing of fruit flies. The apparatus includes a cage for housing fruit flies; a tube extending inside the cage which has a solid bottom section for holding water to maintain a humidity inside the... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4484539 | Ovipositional stimulant for trichogramma spp. K+, Mg2+, and SO42- were important components eliciting oviposition by Trichogramma pretiosum Riley in aqueous solutions in artificial wax eggs. Ca2+ inhibited oviposition in a KCl-MgSO4 s... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4418647 | Artificial host egg for rearing trichogramma Trichogramma are reared in vitro on an artificial membrane having a curvilinear surface region, the outer convex surface of which is adapted to induce oviposition by the adult wasps, and the inner concave surface of which defines a cavity adapted for reco... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4417545 | Package for the transportation of nematodes A novel method and package for both storing and shipping of nematodes and/or nematode eggs in their dormant state for the biological control of insects is provided herein. The package comprises: (1) a water-impervious container having a removable cover; (... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4411220 | Mass production unit for producing eggs of an insect Such production unit comprises namely an incubator (1) with ventilated housing comprising horizontal alveoli elements, a hatchery (2) containing said alveoli elements arranged vertically and provided with an inlet of carbonic acid gas, a laying place (5) ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4370946 | Method for conditioning and preserving eggs of insect oophage parasites or process for conditioning and preservation of eggs of oophagous parasites of insects Process for conditioning and preservation of eggs of oophagous parasites of insects, intended particularly to the biological combat against certain depredators of plants. According to this process, starting initially with eggs of lepidoptera of foodstuffs... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4368690 | Packaging container for the treatment of pupae The invention relates to a process and a packaging container for the treatment of pupae by means of sterilizing radiation and for the controllable release of the hatched insects. The pupae are packed in the development compartment of the packaging contain... | 01/18/1983 |
| 3941089 | COLLECTOR FOR IMAGOS AND THE EGGS THEREOF The proposed collector incorporates a chamber and an auxiliary compartment; located on the bottom of said chamber is a screen conveyer for images to lay eggs thereon, said conveyer being driven by drive shafts located in the auxiliary compartment; apart f... | 03/02/1976 |