A centralized cricket rearing device and method of use

Abstract

The application relates to a centralized feeding device for crickets and a use method, and relates to the technical field of insect feeding. The device comprises a feeding box, a feeding pipe, a fixing clamp, a water feeder, a food basin, a delivery room and a feeding pipe fixing sheet. The fixing clamp is connected to the feeding pipe fixing sheet, and the feeding pipe fixing sheet is detachably connected to the inner wall of the feeding box through the fixing clamp. The feeding pipe is arranged on the feeding pipe fixing sheet. The water feeder, the food basin and the delivery room are arranged in the feeding box. The feeding pipe and the feeding pipe fixing sheet can provide a safe habitat for the crickets and effectively prevent the crickets from being crushed and killed during operation. Meanwhile, the outer wall of the feeding pipe is smooth, the crickets cannot climb, and the jumping and escaping of the crickets during the operation and the taking-out process are avoided. The overall height of the feeding pipe and the ventilation net design of the feeding box ensure the ventilation and dryness of the bottom of the feeding box, prevent the food and metabolic waste from being mildewed to cause the death of the crickets, and effectively improve the survival rate of the crickets.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of insect feeding, in particular to a centralized feeding device for crickets and a use method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] Crickets are insects of the family Gryllidae in the order Orthoptera, which are widely distributed in China and are polyphagous insects. Many species of crickets feed on plant stems and leaves and crop seedlings in the wild, and have a certain damage capacity to agricultural production. In the northeast, north, lower reaches of the Yangtze River and south China, important agricultural pests generally live underground and feed on plant fruits and roots, causing serious damage to seedlings. In the south, 11% to 30% of peanut seedlings are damaged by crickets, and they also harm corn, jute, tobacco, cotton, soybeans and cassava, often causing seedling deficiency and affecting harvest. Crickets are not only an important agricultural pest, but also a useful medicinal insect, ornamental insect and feed and edible insect, and have special economic value. Crickets are considered to be medicinal in traditional Chinese medicine, with a bitter, salty taste, warm nature and small toxicity. They enter the bladder, large intestine and small intestine channels and have the effects of promoting water and reducing swelling. They are used to treat dysuria, edema and urinary retention. In addition, crickets are an ideal feed for many amphibians, reptiles and natural enemy insects. They have the advantages of short generation, no overwintering and easy access to seed sources, but there are still many technical problems in the current cricket feeding.

[0003] Currently, the main methods for breeding crickets are ground feeding with net cages and egg tray feeding. Both methods have problems such as escape of crickets during harvesting, difficulty in catching, high mortality rate and strong odor, which cannot meet the requirements of large-scale feeding and laboratory feeding of crickets.

[0004] Therefore, how to provide a centralized feeding device for crickets and a use method thereof has become a technical problem that technicians in the field urgently need to solve. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provides a centralized feeding device for crickets and a use method thereof. The provision of the feeding tube and the feeding tube fixing piece can provide a safe habitat for crickets and effectively prevent the death of crickets caused by squeezing during operation. At the same time, the outer wall of the feeding tube is smooth, and crickets cannot climb it, avoiding the jumping escape of crickets during transfer and removal. The overall height of the feeding tube and the design of the ventilation net of the feeding box ensure the ventilation and drying of the bottom of the feeding box, preventing the death of crickets caused by mold of food and metabolic waste, and effectively improving the survival rate of crickets.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the application provides a centralized feeding device for crickets, which comprises a feeding box, a feeding pipe, a fixing clamp, a water feeder, a food basin, a delivery room and a feeding pipe fixing sheet; the fixing clamp is connected to the feeding pipe fixing sheet, the feeding pipe fixing sheet is detachably connected to the inner wall of the feeding box through the fixing clamp; the feeding pipe is arranged on the feeding pipe fixing sheet; the water feeder, the food basin and the delivery room are distributed inside the feeding box.

[0007] Further, the feeding box is enclosed by a top cover, two front panels, a bottom plate and two side panels; the top cover, the front panels and the side panels are all provided with ventilation gauze.

[0008] Further, the top cover comprises a top plate and a handle, the top plate is provided with a rectangular opening, the rectangular opening is bonded with 80-mesh gauze, handles are arranged on both sides of the top plate, and the handles are located outside the rectangular opening.

[0009] Further, the fixing clamp comprises a fixing screw and a C-shaped clamp, the inner wall of the feeding box is provided with a first clamping groove at a distance of 4 mm from the top and at a distance of 5 cm from the bottom, the C-shaped clamp is connected to the side of the feeding pipe fixing sheet and clamped on the first clamping groove on the bottom side of the feeding box, and locked by the fixing screw.

[0010] Further, the feeding pipe comprises a PVC pipe, a limiting ring and a climbing mesh, the PVC pipe is inserted into the through hole provided on the feeding pipe fixing sheet, the limiting ring is sleeved on the outer wall of the PVC pipe, and the diameter of the through hole is smaller than the diameter of the limiting ring; the climbing mesh is inserted into the PVC pipe; a plurality of small holes are uniformly arranged on the PVC pipe.

[0011] Further, the water feeder comprises a water feeder bottle, a water feeder base and a cotton sheet, the water feeder bottle is arranged on the water feeder base, and the cotton sheet is arranged in the water feeder base and located on one side of the water feeder bottle.

[0012] Further, the water feeder base comprises a water bottle clasp and a water outlet area, the water bottle clasp is provided with a limiting groove, the water bottle clasp is sleeved on the outer wall of the water feeder bottle, and the top end of the limiting groove abuts against the bottom end of the water feeder bottle, the water outlet area is connected to one side of the water bottle clasp and communicates with the water bottle clasp through the water feeder outlet.

[0013] Further, the food basin is provided with an opening at the top and protrusions on the four walls.

[0014] Further, the delivery room comprises a delivery room net and a delivery room box body; a second clamping groove is arranged on the inner wall of the delivery room box body, and the delivery room net is arranged on the second clamping groove; and a plurality of small protrusions are arranged around the delivery room box body.

[0015] A method for using a centralized feeding device for crickets, comprising the following steps:

[0016] Step one, take out the bottom plate and place it on a horizontal table top, then align the edges of the front panel with the bottom plate and make them perpendicular, then drop glue on the joint, and after it is stable, proceed with the subsequent operation; take out the side panel and align its edges with the edges of the front and back panels, then drop glue on the joint, and thus the installation of the feeding box is completed;

[0017] Step two, take out the feeding tube fixing piece and place it on the first clamping groove inside the feeding box, then use the fixing clamp to clamp into the first clamping groove and place it on the side of the feeding tube fixing piece to fix the feeding tube fixing piece;

[0018] Step three, take out the PVC pipe with small holes, take the end with the limiting ring as the bottom, bend the climbing net into an M shape and insert it into the PVC pipe with holes, so that the climbing net is flush with the bottom of the PVC pipe with small holes, and thus the installation of the feeding tube is completed; then put the prepared feeding tube into the through hole of the feeding tube fixing piece along the bottom;

[0019] Step four, take an appropriate amount of planting substrate soil and mix it with water in a weight ratio of 10:1, so that the substrate soil remains in a state of forming a ball when kneaded by hand without falling apart or water flowing out, then put it into the delivery room box body so that the substrate soil is flush with the second clamping groove, and then put the delivery room net into it, and thus the preparation of the delivery room is completed; then put the prepared delivery room into the empty space of the feeding box where the feeding tube is not installed;

[0020] Step five, take out the food bowl, put in the feed, and then place it on the side of the delivery room;

[0021] Step six, take out the water feeder water bottle, add drinking water, and then cover the water feeder base with the inserted cotton piece on the water feeder water bottle, and thus the preparation of the water feeder is completed; then put the water feeder into the empty space of the feeding box where the feeding tube is not installed, so that the water feeder is away from the delivery room and the food bowl, preventing water overflow from contaminating the feed and the oviposition substrate from being too wet;

[0022] Step seven, put in the crickets and cover the top cover; check whether the remaining water and feed are sufficient every week, and clean out the metabolic waste and dead crickets from the feeding box in time; regularly check whether the substrate of the delivery room is moist and whether there are egg grains in the substrate; when the number of egg grains is sufficient, put the delivery room into an empty feeding box for incubation, so as to ensure that the development progress of the crickets in the same feeding box is consistent, which is convenient for management.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the present application are:

[0024] This invention addresses the shortcomings of traditional net cage and egg tray-style cricket rearing methods by providing a simple, easy-to-operate centralized cricket rearing device and its usage method. The device utilizes a rearing tube and a fixing plate to provide a safe habitat for the crickets, effectively preventing squeezing and death during handling. The smooth outer wall of the rearing tube prevents crickets from climbing, avoiding escape during handling and removal. With the crickets concentrated inside the tube, harvesting is as simple as tapping the tube, making operation more convenient. The overall height of the rearing tube and the ventilation mesh design of the rearing box ensure ventilation and dryness at the bottom, preventing food and metabolic waste from molding and causing cricket death, thus effectively improving the survival rate. This invention is simple in structure, easy to use, and yields ideal results. Attached Figure Description

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding box in the open state according to the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the top cover structure of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding tube structure of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the fixing card structure of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the water feeder structure of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the water feeder base structure of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding bowl structure of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the delivery room structure of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding tube fixing plate structure of the present invention.

[0035] In the figure:

[0036] 1-Feeding box, 2-Feeding tube, 3-Fixing clip, 4-Water feeder, 5-Feeding bowl, 6-Birthroom, 7-Feeding tube fixing plate, 1.1-Top cover, 1.2-Front panel, 1.3-Bottom plate, 1.4-Side panel, 1.5-First slot, 1.1.1-Top plate, 1.1.2-Handle, 1.1.3-80 mesh screen, 2.1-PVC pipe, 2.2-Limiting ring, 2.3-Climbing mesh, 3. 1-Fixing screw, 3.2-C-shaped clip, 4.1-Water bottle for feeder, 4.2-Water base for feeder, 4.3-Cotton pad, 4.2.1-Water bottle clip, 4.2.2-Limiting groove, 4.2.3-Water outlet for feeder, 4.2.4-Water outlet area, 4.2.5-Protrusion, 5-Feeding bowl, 5.1-Protrusion, 6.1-Birthroom mesh, 6.2-Birthroom box body, 6.3-Second slot, 7.1-Through hole. Detailed Implementation

[0037] To achieve the above objectives and effects, the technical means and structure adopted by the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, focusing on the features and functions of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.

[0038] refer to Figures 1-10 This invention provides a centralized breeding device for crickets, comprising: a breeding box 1, a breeding tube 2, a fixing clip 3, a water feeder 4, a feeding bowl 5, a birthing chamber 6, and a breeding tube fixing plate 7; the fixing clip 3 is connected to the breeding tube fixing plate 7, and the breeding tube fixing plate 7 is detachably connected to the inner wall of the breeding box 1 through the fixing clip 3; the breeding tube 2 is disposed on the breeding tube fixing plate 7; the water feeder 4, the feeding bowl 5, and the birthing chamber 6 are all distributed inside the breeding box 1.

[0039] The feeding box 1 is formed by a top cover 1.1, two front panels 1.2, a bottom plate 1.3, and two side panels 1.4; ventilation mesh is installed on the top cover 1.1, front panels 1.2, and side panels 1.4. The front panel 1.2 has a length of... Width is 80 cm A 65 cm thick, 4 mm thick transparent acrylic sheet has a 35 cm [unclear - possibly a feature or feature] located 7.5 cm from its edge. A rectangular opening of 65 cm is provided, with an 80-mesh mesh adhered to the opening to maintain ventilation inside the enclosure; the base plate is 1.3 cm long. Width is 79.2 cm A 50 cm thick, 4 mm thick transparent acrylic sheet; the side panel 1.4 has a size of 50 cm. A 50 cm thick, 4 mm thick transparent acrylic sheet has a 35 cm [unclear - possibly a feature or feature] located 7.5 cm from its edge. 35 cm rectangular opening, 80 mesh gauze is bonded at the opening to maintain ventilation inside the rearing box; the opening on the top cover 1.1, side panel 1.4, and front panel 1.2 is 7.5 cm away from the edge, which can effectively prevent crickets from climbing to the gauze and avoid the escape of crickets during the opening operation.

[0040] The top cover 1.1 includes a top plate 1.1.1 and a handle 1.1.2, the top plate 1.1.1 is provided with a rectangular opening, and 80 mesh gauze 1.1.3 is bonded at the rectangular opening, handles 1.1.2 are installed on both sides of the top plate, and the handles 1.1.2 are located outside the rectangular opening. The top plate 1.1.1 is made of one piece of transparent acrylic material with a length of 79.2 cm, a width of 50.0 cm, and a thickness of 4 mm, and a rectangular opening with a length of 35 cm and a width of 65 cm is provided on the top plate 7.5 cm away from the edge. 50.0 cm, and a thickness of 4 mm, and a rectangular opening with a length of 35 cm and a width of 65 cm is provided on the top plate 7.5 cm away from the edge. 65 cm, and the 80 mesh gauze 1.1.3 bonded at the rectangular opening can maintain ventilation.

[0041] The fixing clamp includes a fixing screw 3.1 and a C-shaped clamp 3.2, the inner wall of the rearing box 1 is provided with a first clamping groove 1.5 4 mm away from the top and 5 cm away from the bottom, the C-shaped clamp 3.2 is connected to the side of the rearing tube fixing piece 7 and clamped on the first clamping groove 1.5 on the bottom side of the rearing box 1, and locked by the fixing screw 3.1. The C-shaped clamp 3.2 has a 4.1 mm clamping hole in the middle and a threaded hole that can be screwed into the fixing screw 3.1 to fix the entire fixing clamp 3 at any position of the first clamping groove 1.5 for fixing the rearing tube fixing piece 7.

[0042] The rearing tube 2 is the main climbing and resting place for crickets, and the rearing tube 2 includes a PVC tube 2.1, a limiting ring 2.2, and a climbing mesh 2.3; the PVC tube 2.1 is inserted into the through hole 7.1 provided on the rearing tube fixing piece 7, the limiting ring 2.2 is sleeved on the outer wall of the PVC tube 2.1, and the diameter of the through hole 7.1 is smaller than the diameter of the limiting ring 2.2; the climbing mesh 2.3 is inserted into the PVC tube 2.1; the PVC tube 2.1 is uniformly arranged with a plurality of small holes. The outer diameter of the PVC tube with small holes is 2 mm high 8 cm thick 30 cm 2 mm, and the tube body is uniformly arranged with 4 rows of 16 small holes with a diameter of 2 mm and a spacing of 10 mm, and the small holes have the function of auxiliary ventilation. The limiting ring 2.2 has an inner diameter high 8 cm thick 1 cm ​2mm circular ring, bonded by glue to 4.5 cm away from one end of PVC pipe 2.1, the 4.5 cm height is set so that the PVC pipe 2.1 does not directly contact the bottom plate 1.3 when the subsequent assembly is completed, preventing the death of the cricket caused by extrusion. The climbing mesh 2.3 is a PE material with 0.3 cm hole long 25 cm wide 25 cm mesh, when in use, the mesh is bent into an M shape and inserted into the PVC pipe 2.1, the M shape can reduce the contact area of the mesh and the PVC pipe, which is conducive to the direct falling of cricket metabolic waste to the bottom of the breeding box, facilitating cleaning, on the other hand, it can reduce the number of crickets that try to drill into the gap and cause extrusion death.

[0043] The water feeder 4 is used to supplement water for crickets, which includes a water bottle 4.1 containing water, a water feeder base 4.2, and a cotton piece 4.3 to prevent crickets from drowning. The water bottle 4.1 is placed on the water feeder base 4.2, and the cotton piece 4.3 is placed inside the water feeder base 4.2 and located on one side of the water bottle 4.1. The water bottle 4.1 is a cylindrical shape with an outer diameter of 5.6 cm and a height of 15 cm, with one end open, used to contain drinking water for breeding crickets. The cotton piece 4.3 has the same size as the water outlet area 4.2.4 and can tightly connect with the water outlet 4.2.3, which can prevent crickets from drowning and drilling into the water bottle 4.1.

[0044] The water feeder base 4.2 includes a water bottle bayonet 4.2.1 and a water outlet area 4.2.4. The water bottle bayonet is provided with a limiting groove 4.2.2 inside, the water bottle bayonet 4.2.1 is sleeved on the outer wall of the water bottle 4.1, and the top end of the limiting groove 4.2.2 abuts against the bottom end of the water bottle 4.1. The water outlet area 4.2.4 is connected to one side of the water bottle bayonet 4.2.1 and communicates with the water bottle bayonet 4.2.1 through the water feeder water outlet 4.2.3. The inner diameter of the water bottle bayonet is 5.6 cm, and the height is 3 cm, and the bottom has a limiting groove 4.2.2 with a height of 0.5 cm. The tangent of the water bottle bayonet 4.2.1 and the water outlet area 4.2.4 has a 3 cm opening as the water feeder water outlet 4.2.3. The length of the water outlet area is wide 6 cm high 8 cm 3 cm, the side of the water outlet area 4.2.4 has three protrusions 4.2.5 to facilitate crickets climbing to the water area to drink water.

[0045] In this embodiment, the food bowl 5 is an acrylic material, 20 cm long 20 cm wide 10 cm high 20 cm 3 cm of the top opening cuboid, wall thickness 3 mm, four walls with convex 5.1, easy for crickets to climb into feeding.

[0046] In this embodiment, the delivery room 6 is the place where adult crickets lay eggs, which includes the delivery room mesh 6.1 to prevent crickets from digging the egg-laying substrate and the delivery room box 6.2 for holding the egg-laying substrate; the inner wall of the delivery room box 6.2 is provided with a second clamping groove 6.3, the delivery room mesh 6.1 is placed on the second clamping groove 6.3, the second clamping groove 6.3 is a 3 mm protrusion, and the distance from the top of the delivery room box is 4 cm; the delivery room box 6.2 is provided with a plurality of small protrusions around. The size of the delivery room mesh 6.1 is 19.6 cm 9.6 cm, the material is 3 mm thick transparent acrylic. There is a 84 184 rectangular opening at a distance of 6 mm from the edge, and a 20-mesh screen is bonded at the opening, so that crickets can lay eggs through the screen, but cannot enter the egg-laying substrate, preventing crickets from eating the egg particles. The delivery room box 6.2 is a top opening cuboid with a length width height of 20 cm 10 cm 4 cm, the outline is 2 mm thick, and the four sides have a plurality of small protrusions to facilitate crickets to climb into the delivery room to lay eggs.

[0047] In this embodiment, the feeding tube fixing piece 7 is made of transparent acrylic material with a thickness of 4 mm, and the size is 10 cm 80 cm, and there are 4 circular through holes 7.1 with a diameter of 8 cm distributed on it, which are used to fix the feeding tube 2.

[0048] A method for using a centralized cricket feeding device, comprising the following steps:

[0049] Step one, take out the bottom plate 1.3 and place it on the horizontal table top, then align the edges of the front plate 1.2 with the bottom plate 1.3 and make them perpendicular, then add glue to the joint, wait for it to be stable, then proceed to the next operation; take out the side plate 1.4, align its edges with the edges of the front and rear plates 1.2, and add glue to the joint, thus completing the installation of the feeding box 1;

[0050] Step two, take out the feeding tube fixing piece 7 and place it on the clamping groove 1.5 inside the feeding box 1, then use the fixing clamp 3 to fix the feeding tube fixing piece 7 by clamping it into the clamping groove 1.5, and then install the feeding tube fixing piece 7 and the fixing clamp 3 in turn;

[0051] Step three, take out the PVC pipe with holes 2.1, take the end with a limiting ring 2.2 as the bottom, bend the climbing mesh 2.3 into M shape and then put it into the PVC pipe with holes 2.1, so that the climbing mesh 2.3 is flush with the bottom of the PVC pipe with holes 2.1, thus completing the installation of the feeding pipe. Then put the prepared feeding pipe 2 along the bottom into the round hole 7.1 of the feeding pipe fixing piece 7;

[0052] Step four, take an appropriate amount of planting substrate soil, mix with water in a weight ratio of 10:1, so that the substrate soil remains in a state of forming a ball without falling apart and no water flowing out when kneaded by hand, then put it into the delivery room box body 6.2, so that the substrate soil is flush with the clamping groove 6.3, put in the delivery room mesh 6.1, thus completing the preparation of the delivery room 6. Put the prepared delivery room 6 into the empty space of the rearing box without installing the feeding pipe 2;

[0053] Step five, take out the food bowl 5, put in the feed and then place it on the side of the delivery room 6;

[0054] Step six, take out the water feeder water bottle 4.1, add drinking water, cover the water feeder base 4.2 with the cotton piece 4.3 on the water feeder water bottle 4.1, thus completing the preparation of the water feeder 4. Put the water feeder 4 into the empty space of the rearing box without installing the feeding pipe 2, so that the water feeder 4 is slightly away from the delivery room 6 and the food bowl 5, to prevent water overflow from contaminating the feed and the egg laying substrate from being too wet;

[0055] Step seven, put in the crickets, cover the top cover 1.1. Check if the remaining water and feed are sufficient every week, and clean out the metabolic waste and dead crickets from the rearing box in time; check the moisture of the delivery room substrate and whether there are egg grains in the substrate regularly, and put the delivery room 6 into the empty rearing box 1 for incubation when the number of egg grains is sufficient, which can ensure that the development progress of crickets in the same rearing box is consistent, and is convenient for management.

[0056] The present application provides a simple structure and easy to operate cricket centralized feeding device and method, which can provide a safe habitat for crickets and effectively prevent the crickets from being crushed and dying during operation. Meanwhile, the smooth outer wall of the feeding pipe prevents the crickets from climbing and jumping to escape during operation. The crickets are centralized in the feeding pipe, which can be easily taken out by tapping the feeding pipe during harvesting. The overall height of the feeding pipe and the design of the ventilation net of the rearing box ensure the ventilation and drying of the bottom of the rearing box, which prevents the food and metabolic waste from mildewing and causing the death of crickets, and effectively improves the survival rate of crickets. The present application has a simple structure, is easy to use and has ideal use effect.

[0057] Test insect source and test operation:

[0058] The test crickets were selected from the same batch of 20-30 day old oil cucurbits after emergence Gryllus testaceus The oil cucurbits were collected from the back mountain of Yunnan Agricultural University in 2022 and were then placed in a cricket breeding room and were subcultured for 5 generations under the conditions of a temperature of (24±1) DEG C and RH (70±5) %. The feeding test was performed using the device and the egg tray device.

[0059] Test one: the feeding test was performed using two kinds of feeding devices, each method was repeated 4 times, 300 male and female crickets were introduced into each of the two devices, and the number of crickets that could be caught from the feeding device in 5 minutes was recorded.

[0060] Test two: the feeding test was performed using two kinds of feeding devices, each method was repeated 4 times, 300 male and female crickets were introduced into each of the two devices, and the number of crickets that escaped during the process of catching 100 crickets from the feeding device was recorded.

[0061] Test three: the feeding test was performed using two kinds of feeding devices, each method was repeated 4 times, 100 male and female crickets were introduced into each of the two devices, and the number of crickets that escaped during the process of catching 100 crickets from the feeding device was recorded.

[0062] (3) The efficiency test of catching crickets in two kinds of feeding devices, Table 1 shows the efficiency comparison of different feeding devices.

[0063] Table 1

[0064]

[0065] Note: The number of catches in the table is the average value ± standard error. The same lowercase letter indicates that there is no significant difference, and different indicates that there is a significant difference. The significance of the difference was calculated by DPS7.5.

[0066] The feeding efficiency of different feeding devices is shown in Table 1. The number of catches of the present application and the egg tray device is significantly different, and the number of catches of the present application is significantly more than that of the egg tray feeding method ( P <0.05).

[0067] (4) The escape effect comparison test of catching crickets in two kinds of feeding devices, Table 2 shows the number of escapes during the process of catching crickets in different feeding devices.

[0068] Table 2

[0069]

[0070] Note: The number of escapes in the table is the average value ± standard error. The same lowercase letter indicates that there is no significant difference, and different indicates that there is a significant difference. The significance of the difference was calculated by DPS7.5.

[0071] The escape number during the process of catching crickets by different feeding devices is shown in Table 2. The escape number is 1.00 when the device is used, which is significantly lower than that of the egg tray type P <0.05).

[0072] (5) The death number of crickets fed by two kinds of feeding devices is compared, and Table 3 shows the death number of crickets fed by different feeding devices.

[0073] Table 3

[0074]

[0075] Note: The death number in the table is the average value ± standard error. The same lowercase letter indicates that there is no significant difference, and different indicates that there is a significant difference. The significance of the difference is calculated by DPS7.5.

[0076] The death number of crickets during the process of feeding by different feeding devices is shown in Table 3. The death number is 7.67 when the device is used, which is significantly lower than that of the egg tray type.

[0077] The above test results show that the device and method used in the present application are significantly better than the egg tray type.

[0078] From the test results of the catching efficiency and escape number of crickets by different feeding devices, it can be seen that in the device of the present application, crickets are concentrated in the inside of the feeding pipe, and the outside is smooth, so crickets cannot climb, and when catching, the pipe wall of the feeding pipe is directly hit, and the crickets directly fall into the barrel after being shaken. Although the crickets can jump in the pipe, they cannot jump out of the feeding pipe due to the angle. At the same time, the climbing mesh is slightly lower than the feeding pipe, and when the feeding pipe is directly taken by hand, the crickets will not be present at the top of the feeding pipe, which can prevent the crickets from being squeezed by the hand, and jumping out when the feeding box is opened. The egg tray type feeding can take out the crickets by hitting the egg tray, but the crickets are present on both sides, and when hitting, extra care is needed to avoid squeezing the crickets, which seriously reduces the speed of catching. On the other hand, the crickets can climb to the top of the egg tray, and when the feeding box is opened, they are easy to jump out, which results in a higher escape number both when catching and when opening the box than in the present application. Through the feeding test, we found that the feeding pipe in the device of the present application is fixed by the feeding pipe fixing piece, and does not directly contact the bottom and the crickets cannot climb to the feeding pipe fixing piece, so there is no squeezing of the crickets during the process of putting back the feeding pipe, which can reduce the number of crickets that die due to squeezing during daily management operations; at the same time, the climbing mesh has a small contact area with the feeding pipe, and both of them are smoother than the egg tray, so the metabolic waste of the crickets is less sticky than that of the egg tray. In the present application, most of the metabolic waste falls to the bottom of the feeding box, which is separated from the climbing mesh where the crickets live, so that the death number of the crickets is reduced. The present application is higher than the egg tray type feeding method in terms of catching efficiency, anti-escape effect, and feeding survival rate.

[0079] The above detailed the centralized feeding device, method and results of the cricket, but the method and structure of the application can be used to feed other types of insects by making slight adjustments, such as the size of the feeding tube, the mesh number of the gauze, etc.

[0080] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the technical scope of the present application in any way. Any slight modification, equivalent change and modification of the above embodiment according to the technical essence of the present application still falls within the scope of the technical solution of the present application.

Claims

1. A centralized rearing device for crickets, characterized in that, Include: The feeding box (1), feeding pipe (2), fixed card (3), water feeder (4), food basin (5), farrowing house (6) and feeding pipe fixing piece (7); The fixed card (3) is connected on the feeding pipe fixing piece (7), the feeding pipe fixing piece (7) is detachably connected with the inner wall of the feeding box (1) through the fixed card (3); The feeding pipe (2) is arranged on the feeding pipe fixing piece (7); The water feeder (4), the food basin (5) and the farrowing house (6) are all distributed in the feeding box (1) inside; The feeding pipe (2) includes PVC pipe (2.1), limiting ring (2.2) and climbing mesh (2.3); The PVC pipe (2.1) is inserted on the through hole (7.1) formed on the feeding pipe fixing piece (7), the limiting ring (2.2) is sleeved on the outer wall of the PVC pipe (2.1), and the diameter of the through hole (7.1) is less than the diameter of the limiting ring (2.2); The climbing mesh (2.3) is inserted in the PVC pipe (2.1) in M shape; A plurality of small holes are uniformly arranged on the PVC pipe (2.1); The water feeder (4) includes water feeder water bottle (4.1), water feeder base (4.2) and cotton sheet (4.3), the water feeder water bottle (4.1) is arranged on the water feeder base (4.2), and the cotton sheet (4.3) is arranged in the water feeder base (4.2) and located on one side of the water feeder water bottle (4.1); The water feeder base (4.2) includes water bottle bayonet (4.2.1) and water outlet area (4.2.4), the water bottle bayonet is provided with a limiting groove (4.2.2) in the water bottle bayonet, the water bottle bayonet (4.2.1) is sleeved on the outer wall of the water feeder water bottle (4.1), and the top end of the limiting groove (4.2.2) abuts against the bottom end of the water feeder water bottle (4.1), the water outlet area (4.2.4) is connected on one side of the water bottle bayonet (4.2.1), and is communicated with the water bottle bayonet (4.2.1) through the water feeder water outlet (4.2.3).

2. A centralized cricket rearing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The feeding box (1) is enclosed by a top cover (1.1), two front panels (1.2), a bottom plate (1.3) and two side panels (1.4); The top cover (1.1), front panel (1.2) and side panel (1.4) are all installed with ventilation gauze.

3. A centralized cricket rearing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein, The top cover (1.1) includes a top plate (1.1.1) and a handle (1.1.2), the top plate (1.1.1) is provided with a rectangular opening, and the rectangular opening is bonded with 80 mesh gauze (1.1.3), the handle (1.1.2) is installed on both sides of the top plate, and the handle (1.1.2) is located outside the rectangular opening.

4. A centralized cricket rearing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The fixed card includes a fixed screw (3.1) and a C-shaped card (3.2), the first clamping groove (1.5) is arranged at a position 4 mm away from the top and a position 5 cm away from the bottom in the inner wall of the feeding box (1) respectively, the C-shaped card (3.2) is connected to the side of the feeding pipe fixing plate (7), clamped on the first clamping groove (1.5) on the bottom side of the feeding box (1), and locked by the fixed screw (3.1).

5. A centralized cricket rearing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The feeding basin (5) is provided with an opening at the top and protrusions (5.1) on the four walls.

6. A centralized cricket rearing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The delivery room (6) comprises a delivery room mesh (6.1) and a delivery room box body (6.2); the second clamping groove (6.3) is arranged on the inner wall of the delivery room box body (6.2), and the delivery room mesh (6.1) is arranged on the second clamping groove (6.3); a plurality of small protrusions are arranged around the delivery room box body (6.2).

7. A method of using a centralized cricket rearing apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein, The method comprises the following steps: Step one, take out the bottom plate (1.3) and place it on a horizontal table top, then align the edges of the front plate (1.2) with the bottom plate (1.3), make the two plates vertical, then drop glue on the joint, after the glue is stable, carry out the subsequent operation, take out the side plate (1.4), align the edges of the side plate (1.4) with the front and rear two front plates (1.2), drop glue on the joint, thus the installation of the feeding box (1) is completed; Step two, take out the feeding pipe fixing plate (7) and place it on the first clamping groove (1.5) in the feeding box (1), then use the fixed card (3) to clamp into the first clamping groove (1.5) and place it on the side of the feeding pipe fixing plate (7) to fix the feeding pipe fixing plate (7); Step three, take out the PVC pipe (2.1) with small holes, take the end with the limiting ring (2.2) as the bottom, bend the climbing mesh (2.3) into an M shape and insert it into the PVC pipe (2.1) with holes, so that the climbing mesh (2.3) is flush with the bottom of the PVC pipe (2.1) with small holes, thus the installation of the feeding pipe is completed; then put the prepared feeding pipe (2) into the through hole (7.1) of the feeding pipe fixing plate (7) along the bottom; Step four, mix the substrate soil with water in a weight ratio of 10:1, make the substrate soil keep in a state of forming a ball without falling apart and no water flowing out after kneading by hand, then put it into the delivery room box body (6.2), make the substrate soil flush with the second clamping groove (6.3), put the delivery room mesh (6.1) into the delivery room box body (6.2), thus the preparation of the delivery room (6) is completed; put the prepared delivery room (6) into the empty space of the feeding box without the feeding pipe (2); Step five, take out the feeding basin (5), put the feed into the feeding basin (5), and then place the feeding basin (5) on the side of the delivery room (6); Step six, take out the water bottle (4.1) of the water feeder, add drinking water, cover the water feeder base (4.2) with the inserted cotton piece (4.3) on the water bottle (4.1) of the water feeder, thus the preparation of the water feeder (4) is completed; put the water feeder (4) into the empty space of the feeding box without the feeding pipe (2), so that the water feeder (4) is far away from the delivery room (6) and the feeding basin (5), preventing water from overflowing and contaminating the feed and the egg laying substrate from being too wet. Step seven, put the crickets, cover the top cover (1.1); check if the remaining water and feed are sufficient every week, and clean up the metabolic waste and dead crickets in time; check if the substrate in the delivery room is moist and if there are egg grains in the substrate regularly, put the delivery room (6) into the empty breeding box (1) for incubation when the number of egg grains is sufficient, ensure that the development progress of crickets in the same breeding box is consistent, and facilitate management.

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