A unitary climate control method and device for promoting efficient breeding of insects

By adopting unitized climate control methods and devices during the breeding of black soldier flys, environmental factors are regulated, and the problem of inefficiency of existing breeding methods is solved, and efficient and stable egg production and precise control are achieved.

CN116671494BActive Publication Date: 2025-06-27NANJING UNIV +1
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Application Number
CN202310780782.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-06-29
Publication Date
2025-06-27
Estimated Expiration
2043-06-29

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Technical Problem

The existing black soldier flies breeding methods have problems such as low natural mating rate, great influence on regional seasons and weather, low yield of effective fertilized eggs, cumbersome process and inability to accurately control, resulting in low overall breeding efficiency.

Method used

Unit-based climate control methods and devices are adopted to control the environmental factors required for the complete life cycle of the black soldier flies through sealed bins, including temperature, humidity and light control during pretreatment, feathering, mating, hatching and treatment stages.

Benefits of technology

It improves the breeding efficiency of black soldier flies, provides stable egg production, shortens or extends breeding time, reduces manual operations, greatly improves egg production, and achieves precise control of insect population breeding behavior.

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Abstract

The present application provides a unitized climate control method and device for promoting the efficient breeding of insects. It has a number of independent and sealed columnar chambers, in which artificial light sources, nutrient solution sprayers, atomizing sprayers, air inlet pipes, air outlet pipes, light-shielding devices and corresponding spawning plates are arranged. The present application can, according to the requirements of each stage of black soldier fly mating and hatching, provide environmental conditions suitable for its growth requirements by controlling relevant environmental parameters and optimizing the connection method, make up for the light by using natural light sources and simulated artificial light sources, and block external light according to the habits of insects during the eclosion stage. The present application can automatically configure the best environmental regulation plan according to the growth stage of black soldier flies, improve the breeding efficiency of black soldier flies, effectively ensure the output of eggs, shorten the breeding time, reduce manual operations, and increase the egg output. The present application is not affected by the external environment and regional changes, and can stably and efficiently produce high-quality eggs for supply to the biological conversion system, realizing the efficient and continuous treatment of food waste.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of insect breeding equipment, and in particular to a unitized climate control method and device for promoting efficient insect breeding. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of China's waste sorting system, the demand for the treatment of organic solid wastes such as kitchen waste and livestock manure is increasing day by day. However, the current organic solid waste treatment technologies (incineration, anaerobic fermentation, aerobic fermentation, sanitary landfill, etc.) cannot simultaneously meet the treatment requirements of reduction, harmlessness, and resource utilization. In recent years, the technology of using insects to biologically process organic solid wastes through their digestive tracts has developed rapidly due to its unique advantages in reduction, harmlessness, and resource utilization applications. Among them, the black soldier fly biological conversion technology is the most prominent. There have been some large-scale applications and practices of using black soldier flies to treat organic solid wastes at home and abroad. However, the stable and efficient breeding of black soldier flies has always been one of the bottleneck problems of this technology. At present, the artificial breeding methods of black soldier flies are generally relatively crude, with limitations such as low natural mating rate, great influence by geographical location, season, and weather, low yield of effective fertilized eggs, cumbersome process, and inability to precisely control. In addition, the existing breeding methods and technologies will also cause losses in the actual utilization of eggs due to artificial intervention in related steps, resulting in a decrease in the overall breeding efficiency.

[0003] The stable and efficient breeding of resource insects such as black soldier flies is a prerequisite for large-scale biological conversion of organic solid wastes. At present, the scattered and crude breeding methods and non-systematic breeding facilities have hindered the technical practice application and popularization of large-scale biological conversion of organic solid wastes.

[0004] In the prior art, even though the balance study and corresponding treatment of light and temperature conditions in the breeding process of black soldier fly adults have been carried out to promote the active mating and egg laying of black soldier fly adults, it is difficult to consider the situation of insufficient natural sunlight, and artificial egg collection intervention and cleaning steps are still required. Such breeding means will still affect the actual utilization efficiency of eggs and lead to low overall breeding efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the present application provides a unitized climate control method and device for promoting efficient insect breeding. The present application realizes the regulation of environmental factors required for the complete life cycle of black soldier flies through a sealed chamber, which can effectively improve its breeding efficiency and stably provide the egg production. The present application specifically adopts the following technical solutions.

[0006] First, to achieve the above object, a unitized climate control method for promoting the efficient breeding of insects is proposed, which performs the following steps in a chamber that is integrally sealed and provided with an air inlet and an air outlet: S1. Pretreatment stage: The pupae box receives and holds the prepupae of black soldier flies or a mixture of pupae and coarse sand, and the spawning and hatching box receives and holds the treated spawning board. The constant temperature and humidity machine is set according to the pre-designed plan of the insect development stage transition cycle to adjust the environmental temperature in the chamber; S2. Emergence stage: The artificial light source and the light-shielding curtain are closed, the light-shielding curtain is drawn, and the pupae box is kept in the dark. The constant temperature and humidity machine is set to maintain the environmental temperature in the chamber within the range of 28-30°C and the humidity within the range of 70%-80% for 4-7 days. During this period, a small amount of kitchen waste filtrate is sprayed into the spawning box for the adults to absorb naturally; S3. Mating stage: The light-shielding curtain and the light-shielding curtain are opened, and the natural light is irradiated for 8 hours every day. When the sunlight intensity is less than 10,000 lx, the artificial light source is turned on. The constant temperature and humidity machine is set to maintain the environmental temperature in the chamber within the range of 32-35°C and the humidity within the range of 85%-90% for 4-5 days. During this period, sufficient lighting is ensured for 8 hours every day; S4. Hatching stage: Before the black soldier flies lay eggs, a mixture of kitchen waste leachate and activated Enterococcus faecalis bacterial solution is sprayed onto the multi-layer spawning board in the spawning and hatching box through a nutrient solution nozzle. After the black soldier flies lay eggs, kitchen waste leachate is sprayed every day through the nutrient solution nozzle. The constant temperature and humidity machine is set to maintain the environmental temperature in the chamber within the range of 32-35°C and the humidity within the range of 85%-90%. During the spawning and hatching period, the adults are no longer supplied with nutrients. A large amount of the mixture of kitchen waste leachate and activated Enterococcus faecalis bacterial solution is sprayed onto the spawning board by the nozzle to decompose the spawning board structure naturally, and the eggs are then naturally hatched; S5. Treatment stage: The air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe are both closed for 12 hours. After killing the adult black soldier flies, the pupae box and the spawning and hatching box in the holding tool are taken out to obtain the hatched larvae, the remaining prepupae or pupal cases after emergence, and the corpses of adult black soldier flies; S6. Cleaning stage: First, the 500 ppm DCW hypochlorous acid solution is sprayed into the chamber in a rotating manner through an atomizing nozzle for disinfection, and then clean water is sprayed into the chamber for cleaning to wash away the remaining adult corpses and excrement on the inner wall surface of the chamber.

[0007] Optionally, in the unitized climate control method for promoting the efficient breeding of insects as described above, in the pretreatment stage, the stacking height of the mixture of prepupae of black soldier flies or pupae and coarse sand in the pupae box does not exceed 8 cm, and the weight ratio between the prepupae of black soldier flies or pupae and coarse sand in the mixture does not exceed 10:1.

[0008] Optionally, for the unitary climate control method for promoting efficient insect breeding described in any of the above, wherein each bin is independently adjusted for the temperature and humidity inside the bin by a constant temperature and humidity machine according to the data of the internal sensors thereof, and each bin independently executes the control method of S1 to S6; or, all bins are jointly adjusted for the internal temperature and humidity of each bin by a constant temperature and humidity machine synchronously, and each bin synchronously executes the control method of S1 to S6.

[0009] Meanwhile, to achieve the above object, the present application also provides a unitary climate control device for promoting efficient insect breeding, which includes: a bin with a hollow interior, sealed at both ends by cover plates, and provided with a holding tool attached to the inner wall of the bin at the bottom. The top of the holding tool has an open receiving port for holding black soldier fly prepupae or pupae and coarse sand during the pretreatment stage, a pupae box during the eclosion stage, an oviposition board during the mating stage, the residue of the oviposition board after natural decomposition during the hatching stage, accommodating the pupae box and / or the remaining oviposition and hatching boxes during the processing stage, and being taken out of the bin during the cleaning stage to remove the residual black soldier fly corpses and excreta; an artificial light source horizontally arranged at the top of the inner wall of the bin for supplementing the internal lighting requirement of the bin when natural light is insufficient during the mating stage; a nutrient solution spray head arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the bin, between the artificial light source and the open receiving port of the hatching box in the holding tool, and connected to a nutrient solution tank arranged at the bottom of the device through a nutrient solution pipeline for spraying nutrient solution into the bin during the pretreatment stage, the eclosion stage and the hatching stage; an atomizing spray head rotatably installed in the middle of the inner wall of the bin, connected to a water tank arranged at the bottom of the device through a water pipe for spraying disinfectant solution and clean water into the bin during the cleaning stage, or spraying clean water during the mating stage to keep the humidity inside the bin within an appropriate range; an air inlet pipe communicatively arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the bin, between the artificial light source and the open receiving port of the holding tool; an air outlet pipe communicatively arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the bin, between the artificial light source and the open receiving port of the holding tool, diagonally opposite to the air inlet pipe; a constant temperature and humidity machine connected to both the air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe simultaneously for adjusting the temperature and humidity inside the bin according to a pre-designed plan of the insect development stage transition cycle during the pretreatment stage, maintaining the temperature range inside the bin between 28 and 30 °C and the humidity range inside the bin between 70% and 80% during the eclosion stage, maintaining the temperature range inside the bin between 32 and 35 °C and the humidity range inside the bin between 85% and 90% during the mating stage, and maintaining the temperature range inside the bin between 32 and 35 °C and the humidity range inside the bin between 85% and 90% during the hatching stage.

[0010] Optionally, for the unitary climate control device for promoting efficient insect breeding described in any of the above, wherein the bin includes: a light-shielding curtain arranged on the outer layer of the bin or the cover plate; an inner shell arranged on the inner wall of the bin or the cover plate; and a heat-insulating layer arranged between the light-shielding curtain and the inner shell.

[0011] Optionally, for the unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects described in any of the above, wherein the bin body is a horizontally arranged cylindrical structure, the top of which is hoisted and fixed by a support rod, the side of which is connected to the main support of the device, the support rod is horizontally fixed on the main support of the device, and a light-shielding curtain is also suspended outside the cover plates at both ends of the bin body on the support rod; the holding tool is arranged on the inner wall of the bin body and has an arc-shaped bottom, and the arc-shaped bottom is divided into a pupal box and a spawning and hatching box along the axial direction of the cylindrical structure of the bin body.

[0012] Optionally, for the unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects described in any of the above, wherein the opening height of the spawning and hatching box is higher than that of the pupal box, and the length of the spawning and hatching box along the axial direction of the cylindrical structure of the bin body is less than that of the pupal box. A multi-layer spawning board is installed in the spawning and hatching box; the nutrient solution spray head is arranged above the spawning and hatching box and is used to spray a mixture of kitchen waste leachate and activated Enterococcus faecalis bacterial solution mixed in a weight ratio of 1% on the spawning board arranged in the spawning and hatching box every day in the early stage of the hatching stage after the black soldier flies lay eggs, so that the structure of the spawning board decomposes naturally, and the eggs then directly hatch naturally in the debris after the decomposition of the spawning board.

[0013] Optionally, for the unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects described in any of the above, wherein the spawning board is a board pressed by mixing wheat bran and corn straw in a volume ratio of 1:1, and a gap of 2 mm - 4 mm is provided between each layer of boards, and each layer of boards is stacked in the spawning and hatching box for adult black soldier flies to lay eggs.

[0014] Optionally, for the unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects described in any of the above, wherein during the cleaning stage, the atomizing spray head first sprays 500 ppm of DCW hypochlorous acid solution into the bin body for disinfection, and then sprays clean water into the bin body for cleaning.

[0015] Optionally, for the unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects described in any of the above, wherein the wavelength range of the artificial light source is between 450 nm and 570 nm, and the color temperature range is between 4200 K and 5500 K. Beneficial effects

[0016] The unitized climate control device for promoting the efficient breeding of insects provided by this application has several independently sealed columnar chambers. Inside the chambers, there are artificial light sources, nutrient solution sprayers, atomizing sprayers, intake pipes, outlet pipes, light-shielding devices, and corresponding spawning plates. This application can provide environmental conditions that meet the growth requirements of black soldier flies by controlling relevant environmental parameters and optimizing the connection methods according to the needs of each stage of black soldier fly mating and hatching. It uses natural light sources and simulated artificial light sources to supplement light, and blocks external light according to the habits of insects during the emergence stage. This application can automatically configure the best environmental regulation plan according to the growth stage of black soldier flies, precisely control the breeding behavior and cycle of insect populations, improve the breeding efficiency of black soldier flies, effectively ensure the output of insect eggs, shorten or extend the breeding time, reduce manual operations, and greatly increase the output of insect eggs. This application is not affected by the external environment and regional changes, can continuously and stably produce high-quality insect eggs for the biological conversion system, can provide a stable and high-quality source of breeding insects for organic solid waste biological conversion technology and biological experiments, and realize the efficient and continuous treatment of kitchen waste.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, this application has at least the following advantages:

[0018] Adapt to the full regional environment and ensure the stability of breeding;

[0019] Simplify the operation steps, and achieve the least manual intervention in the entire breeding process by distinguishing different breeding stages, functional areas, and relevant material selections;

[0020] Adjustable breeding cycle, which can be applied in coordination with experimental or engineering cycles;

[0021] Use a highly efficient bacterial liquid combined with kitchen waste filtrate as an oviposition attractant to make more full use of organic waste;

[0022] Reduce the inconsistency of oviposition and hatching time caused by external reasons (maintain the smallest difference in the life cycle).

[0023] Other features and advantages of this application will be described in the subsequent specification, and part of them will be obvious from the specification, or will be understood by implementing this application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of this application, and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of this application, they are used to explain this application and do not constitute a limitation to this application. In the drawings:

[0025] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the unitized climate control device for promoting the efficient breeding of insects of this application;

[0026] Figure 2 is Figure 1 the front view of the device;

[0027] Figure 3 is Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the container tool used in the pretreatment and feathering stages of the device;

[0028] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the housing structure of the modular climate control device for promoting efficient insect breeding in this application;

[0029] Figure 5 is Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the spawning board used in the container tool;

[0030] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the flushing and spraying system in the modular climate control device for promoting efficient insect breeding in this application;

[0031] Figure 7 are several Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the integrated setting method of the devices.

[0032] In the figure, 1 represents the cover plate; 2 represents the bin body; 3 represents the pupa box; 4 represents the spawning and hatching box; 5 represents the intake pipe; 6 represents the outlet pipe; 7 represents the thermo-hygrostat; 8 represents the artificial light source; 9 represents the spawning board; 10 represents the light-shielding curtain; 11 represents the thermal insulation layer; 12 represents the inner shell of the bin; 13 represents the atomizing nozzle; 14 represents the nutrient solution nozzle; 15 represents the plastic bolt; 16 represents the light-shielding curtain; 17 represents the water tank; 18 represents the nutrient solution tank; 19 represents the pressurized water pump. Embodiment

[0033] To make the objectives and technical solutions of the embodiments of this application clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the described embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0034] Those skilled in the art of this technology can understand that, unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical terms and scientific terms) used here have the same meaning as the general understanding of those of ordinary skill in the art in the field to which this application belongs. It should also be understood that terms such as those defined in a general dictionary should be understood as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the prior art, and will not be interpreted with an idealized or overly formal meaning unless defined as such here.

[0035] The meaning of "and / or" as used in this application refers to the situation where each exists alone or both exist simultaneously.

[0036] As used in this application, the meanings of "inside" and "outside" refer to the directions relative to the silo body itself. The direction from its outer shell to the inside where tools are placed is defined as "inside", and vice versa for "outside". This is not a specific limitation on the device mechanism of this application.

[0037] As used in this application, the meaning of "connection" can be a direct connection between components or an indirect connection between components through other components.

[0038] As used in this application, the meanings of "up" and "down" refer to the directions relative to the user facing the device. When the user is facing the device, the direction from the main body of the constant temperature and humidity machine to the intake pipe or the outlet pipe is defined as "up", and vice versa for "down". This is not a specific limitation on the device mechanism of this application.

[0039] To solve the problems in the existing black soldier fly breeding technology, such as low natural breeding rate, large demand for labor, inability to precisely control, and complex processes, and to better achieve large-scale breeding of breeding insects and provide a stable supply of eggs for industrialization, this application provides a Figures 1 to 7 unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects as shown in the figure, which includes:

[0040] A silo body 2, which is hollow inside, sealed at both ends by covers 1, and is provided with a tool holder attached to the inner wall of the silo at the bottom. The top of the tool holder has an open receiving port. During the breeding process of black soldier flies, Figure 3 the tool holder shown in the figure always remains in the silo body to achieve two functions: using the large part of the tool holder to hold larval pupae, and using the small part of the tool holder as an egg-laying and hatching area to fill Figure 5 the egg plate 9 shown in the figure for hatching, so as to clean the insect corpses and excreta after taking it out at the scheduled time. This tool holder can be specifically used to hold black soldier fly prepupae or pupae and coarse sand during the pretreatment stage, hold the pupal box 3 during the emergence stage, hold the egg-laying plate 9 during the mating stage, hold the residue of the egg plate 9 after natural decomposition during the hatching stage, hold the pupal box 3 and / or the remaining egg-laying and hatching box 4 during the processing stage, and be taken out of the silo body during the cleaning stage to remove the remaining black soldier fly corpses and excreta;

[0041] An artificial light source 8, which is horizontally arranged at the top of the inner wall of the silo body 2, and is used to supplement the internal lighting requirements of the silo body when natural light is insufficient during the mating stage;

[0042] A nutrient solution spray head 14, which is arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the silo body 2, between the artificial light source 8 and the open receiving port of the hatching box 4 in the tool holder, facing the hatching box directly, and is connected to a nutrient solution tank 18 arranged at the bottom of the device through a nutrient solution pipeline, and is used to spray nutrient solution into the hatching box during the emergence stage, mating stage and hatching stage;

[0043] The atomizing nozzle 13 is rotatably installed in the middle of the inner wall of the bin body 2, and is connected to the water tank 17 arranged at the bottom of the device through a water pipe, and is used to spray disinfectant and clean water into the bin body during the cleaning stage, or spray clean water during the mating stage to keep the humidity in the bin within an appropriate range;

[0044] The air inlet pipe 5 is connected and arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the bin body 2, between the artificial light source 8 and the open receiving port for the holding tool;

[0045] The air outlet pipe 6 is connected and arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the bin body 2, between the artificial light source 8 and the open receiving port for the holding tool, and is diagonally opposite to the air inlet pipe 5;

[0046] The constant temperature and humidity machine 7 is connected to the air inlet pipe 5 and the air outlet pipe 6 at the same time, and is used to adjust the temperature and humidity in the bin body according to the pre-designed plan of the transformation cycle of the insect development stage during the pre-treatment stage, maintain the temperature range in the bin body between 28~30°C and the humidity range in the bin body between 70%~80% during the eclosion stage, maintain the temperature range in the bin body between 32~35°C and the humidity range in the bin body between 85%~90% during the mating stage, and maintain the temperature range in the bin body between 32~35°C and the humidity range in the bin body between 85%~90% during the hatching stage.

[0047] The above device adjusts the temperature and humidity monitor, the air circulation system, the constant temperature and humidity machine 7, the lighting system, the automatic cleaning system and the water tank through the automatic monitoring and control system. Among them, the automatic cleaning system is generally set to have an atomizing nozzle 13 to achieve spraying; the air circulation system has an air inlet pipe 5 and an air outlet pipe 6 connecting each bin body; the lighting system can supplement light through the artificial light source 8 and adjust the external light intensity through the light-shielding curtain 16.

[0048] In the above device, the humidity in the bin body can be jointly adjusted by the constant temperature and humidity machine and the pressurized water pump 19. The start and stop time of the light source is set manually.

[0049] Specifically, the bin body 2 in the above device can be set as a horizontally arranged cylindrical structure, which includes:

[0050] The bin body structure made of materials such as opaque stainless steel, plastic, and aluminum plate. The two side covers of the bin body can be made of glass or acrylic structure, with holes punched in the covers, and the covers can be fixed on the folded edges of the bin body through connecting parts such as bolts. The connecting parts specifically used between the bin body and the cover do not necessarily need to be made of metal materials such as stainless steel, and the same function can also be achieved through snap connection, but it has no impact on the overall breeding device.

[0051] The light-shielding curtain 10 is arranged on the outer layer of the bin body or the cover; the bin body 2 can open its two side covers that can be manually opened and the light-shielding curtain to let in natural light. When the natural light is not enough to provide sufficient illumination, the artificial light source is turned on

[0052] Inner shell 12, which is arranged on the inner wall of the bin body or the cover plate;

[0053] Insulation layer 11, which is arranged between the light-shielding curtain 10 and the inner shell 12;

[0054] The top of the bin body 2 is hoisted and fixed by a support rod, and the side part of the bin body is connected to the main bracket of the device. The support rod is horizontally fixed on the main bracket of the device, and, on the support rod, light-shielding curtains 16 are also hung outside the cover plates at both ends of the bin body;

[0055] Inside the bin body, the containing tool can be matched with the inner wall of the bin body to have an arc-shaped bottom, and the arc-shaped bottom is divided into a pupa box 3 and a spawning and hatching box 4 along the axial direction of the cylindrical structure of the bin body.

[0056] In each bin body, the spawning and hatching box 4 can be set with its opening height higher than that of the pupa box 3 according to the structure shown in Figure 3 The length of the spawning and hatching box 4 along the axial direction of the cylindrical structure of the bin body is less than that of the pupa box 3. Among them, a multi-layer spawning plate 9 is installed in the spawning and hatching box 4;

[0057] The nutrient solution nozzle 14 is arranged above the spawning and hatching box 4 and is used to spray a mixture of kitchen waste leachate and activated Enterococcus faecalis bacterial liquid mixed in a weight ratio of 1% onto the spawning plate 9 arranged in the spawning and hatching box 4 every day in the early stage of the hatching stage after the black soldier fly lays eggs, so that the structure of the spawning plate 9 decomposes naturally, and the eggs then directly hatch naturally in the debris after the decomposition of the spawning plate.

[0058] The above device can be set so that each of its bin bodies independently executes the following steps to independently adjust the temperature and humidity inside the bin body by the constant temperature and humidity machine according to the data of the internal sensors of each bin body, so that the breeding processes between the bin bodies do not interfere with each other, ensuring that the interval time between the newly hatched 1st instar black soldier fly larvae produced in each batch of each bin body is shortened; or, the present application can also set each bin body to carry out black soldier fly breeding according to the following steps at the same time. Each bin body is jointly adjusted by the constant temperature and humidity machine to synchronously adjust the internal temperature and humidity of each bin body, and each bin body synchronously executes the control method from S1 to S6 to obtain a large number of newly hatched 1st instar black soldier fly larvae for biotransformation.

[0059] S1. Pretreatment stage: The pupa box 3 receives and holds black soldier fly prepupae or pupae of appropriate thickness, mixes a small amount of coarse sand, and stirs them evenly. The treated spawning board 9 is placed in the spawning and hatching box 4. The pupa box 3 and the spawning and hatching box 4 are placed in the chamber body 2 together, ensuring that the height of the black soldier fly prepupae or pupae and the coarse sand mixture does not exceed 8 cm, and the weight ratio between the black soldier fly and the coarse sand does not exceed 10:1. According to the pre-designed plan of the insect development stage transition cycle, the constant temperature and humidity machine 7 is set to adjust the environmental temperature in the chamber. For example, in the pretreatment stage, if it is necessary to extend the breeding cycle, the environmental temperature is set to 10 - 15°C and the humidity is between 65 - 75%; if it is necessary to accelerate the breeding cycle, the environmental temperature is set to 25 - 30°C and the humidity is between 75% - 85%. Whether it is necessary to extend or shorten the breeding cycle, a lightless environment needs to be maintained in this stage;

[0060] S2. Emergence stage: The artificial light source 8 is turned off, the light-shielding curtains (10) on both ends of the cover plate (1) are unfolded, and the light-shielding curtain 16 is drawn. The pupa box 3 is kept in the dark state. The constant temperature and humidity machine 7 is set to maintain the environmental temperature in the chamber within the range of 28 - 30°C and the humidity within the range of 70% - 80% for 4 - 7 days. During this period, a small amount of kitchen waste filtrate is sprayed into the spawning box for the adults to absorb naturally;

[0061] S3. Mating stage: The light-shielding curtain 10 and the light-shielding curtain 16 are opened. First, natural light is utilized to maintain 8 hours of natural light irradiation per day, and when the sunlight intensity is less than 10000 lx, the artificial light source 8 with a wavelength range between 450 nm - 570 nm and a color temperature range between 4200 K - 5500 K in the chamber is turned on to supplement the illumination intensity. The constant temperature and humidity machine 7 is set to maintain the environmental temperature in the chamber within the range of 32 - 35°C and the humidity within the range of 85% - 90% for 4 - 5 days. The 8-hour sufficient illumination per day can be ensured by facing the cover plate 1 towards the sun during the period of 8:30 - 16:30 on a sunny day in summer, and this time can be adjusted to 9:00 - 17:00 in winter;

[0062] S4, Incubation stage: Before the black soldier fly lays eggs, a mixture of kitchen waste leachate and activated Enterococcus faecalis bacterial solution is sprayed onto the egg-laying board 9 with a multi-layer structure in the egg-laying and hatching box 4 through the nutrient solution nozzle 14. After the black soldier fly lays eggs, kitchen waste leachate is sprayed every day through the nutrient solution nozzle 14. The constant temperature and humidity machine 7 is set to maintain the internal environment of the chamber within a temperature range of 32 - 35°C and a humidity range of 85% - 90%. During the egg-laying and hatching period, no nutrition is supplied to the adult flies. A large amount of the mixture of kitchen waste leachate and activated Enterococcus faecalis bacterial solution is sprayed onto the egg-laying board 9 by the nozzle 14 to decompose the structure of the egg-laying board 9 naturally, and the temperature and humidity in the chamber are controlled so that the eggs hatch naturally; the egg-laying board 9 is made by mixing wheat bran and corn straw in a volume ratio of 1:1 and pressing them, and it has a structure with several layers stacked overlappingly for adult flies to lay eggs. A gap of 2mm - 4mm is generally reserved between the receiving surfaces of each layer of the board for stacking;

[0063] S5, Treatment stage: After about 8 - 14 days of breeding and hatching process from stage S1 to the end of stage S4, both the intake pipe 5 and the outlet pipe 6 are closed for 12 hours to kill the adult black soldier flies. Then, the pupa box 3 and the egg-laying and hatching box 4 in the containing tool are taken out. After killing the remaining adult flies, eggs, hatched larvae, pre-pupae or pupal cases remaining after eclosion, and the corpses of adult black soldier flies are obtained; the corpses of the insects naturally fall into the pupa box or the egg-laying box and are taken out with the boxes. By the time of taking out, the eggs have hatched into larvae in the egg-laying box. What is taken out from the egg-laying box are the debris after the decomposition of the egg-laying board and the hatched larvae (mixed with some adult fly corpses). What is in the pupa box are the pupal cases and adult fly corpses;

[0064] S6, Cleaning stage: First, the DCW hypochlorous acid solution with a concentration of 500 ppm is sprayed into the chamber in a rotating manner through the atomizing nozzle 13 for disinfection, and then clean water is sprayed into the chamber for cleaning to wash away the remaining adult fly corpses and excreta on the inner wall surface of the chamber.

[0065] In summary, through the regulation of the temperature and humidity environment inside the bin body, the present application realizes a unitized, continuous, and quantitative insect breeding method and its device, which is particularly suitable for the breeding of black soldier flies. In the S1 pretreatment stage of the device: put the appropriate thickness of pre-pupae or pupae of black soldier flies into a storage container and mix them evenly with a small amount of coarse sand; in the S2 eclosion stage: let them stand still for 4-7 days in a constant temperature and humidity dark environment suitable for the eclosion stage until the adults emerge; in the S3 mating stage: in a constant temperature and humidity environment suitable for the survival and reproduction of adults, irradiate with natural light for 8 hours every day to promote their mating. In the S3 mating stage, if the natural light intensity is insufficient, the artificial light source inside the bin can be turned on to supplement the light intensity to promote the mating of black soldier flies; in the S4 egg-laying and hatching stage: place stacked wheat bran boards in the egg-laying area for adults to lay eggs, and directly hatch in the wheat bran scraps; in the S5 larva-taking stage: take out the hatched larvae and the remaining pre-pupae or pupal cases after eclosion; in the S6 cleaning stage: clean the remaining adult corpses and excreta. With the breeding device using this method, the environmental conditions of the whole process of black soldier fly breeding can be accurately regulated through the unitized external closed structure, the automatic monitoring and control system, the air circulation system, the lighting system, and the automatic cleaning system. The present invention can precisely control the breeding behavior of the insect population, shorten the breeding time, reduce manual operations, greatly increase the egg-laying amount, and can continuously and stably produce without being affected by the external environment and regional changes.

[0066] The above is only the implementation mode of the present application, and its description is relatively specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as a limitation to the patent scope of the present application. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several deformations and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects, characterized in that, Comprising: A storage body, which is hollow inside, sealed at both ends by cover plates, and is provided with a holding tool attached to the inner wall of the storage body at the bottom. The top of the holding tool has an open receiving port for holding black soldier fly pupae and coarse sand during the pretreatment stage, holding pupation boxes during the eclosion stage, holding spawning plates during the mating stage, holding the residues of the spawning plates after natural decomposition during the hatching stage, accommodating pupation boxes and / or remaining spawning and hatching boxes during the processing stage, and being taken out of the storage body during the cleaning stage to remove residual black soldier fly corpses and excrements; An artificial light source, which is horizontally arranged at the top of the inner wall of the storage body, and is used to supplement the internal lighting requirements of the storage body when natural light is insufficient during the mating stage; A nutrient solution spray head, which is arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the storage body, between the artificial light source and the open receiving port of the hatching box in the holding tool. It is connected to a nutrient solution tank arranged at the bottom of the device through a nutrient solution pipeline, and is used to spray nutrient solution into the storage body during the pretreatment stage, eclosion stage and hatching stage; An atomizing spray head, which is rotatably installed in the middle of the inner wall of the storage body. It is connected to a water tank arranged at the bottom of the device through a water pipe, and is used to spray disinfectant solution and clean water into the storage body during the cleaning stage, or spray clean water during the mating stage to keep the humidity in the storage body within an appropriate range; An air inlet pipe, which is communicatively arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the storage body, between the artificial light source and the open receiving port of the holding tool; An air outlet pipe, which is communicatively arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the storage body, between the artificial light source and the open receiving port of the holding tool, and is diagonally opposite to the air inlet pipe; A constant temperature and humidity machine, which is connected to both the air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe simultaneously; Among them, the storage body includes: A first light-shielding curtain, which is arranged on the outer layer of the storage body or the cover plate; An inner shell, which is arranged on the inner wall of the storage body or the cover plate; A heat-insulating layer, which is arranged between the first light-shielding curtain and the inner shell; The storage body is a horizontally arranged cylindrical structure, the top of which is hoisted and fixed by a support rod, the side of which is connected to the main support of the device. The support rod is horizontally fixed on the main support of the device, and a second light-shielding curtain is also hung on the outside of the cover plates at both ends of the storage body on the support rod; The holding tool, which is arranged in cooperation with the inner wall of the storage body and has an arc-shaped bottom. The arc-shaped bottom is divided into a pupation box and a spawning and hatching box along the axial direction of the cylindrical structure of the storage body; The opening height of the spawning and hatching box is higher than that of the pupation box, and the length of the spawning and hatching box along the axial direction of the cylindrical structure of the storage body is less than that of the pupation box; Among them, multiple layers of spawning plates are installed in the spawning and hatching box; The nutrient solution spray head is arranged above the spawning and hatching box, and is used to spray a mixture of kitchen waste leachate and activated Enterococcus faecalis bacterial solution mixed in a weight ratio of 1% onto the spawning plates arranged in the spawning and hatching box every day during the early stage of the hatching stage after the black soldier flies lay eggs, so that the structure of the spawning plates decomposes naturally, and the eggs then directly hatch naturally in the debris after the decomposition of the spawning plates; The spawning plate is a plate made by mixing wheat bran and corn straw in a volume ratio of 1:1 and pressing them; 2. The unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects according to claim 1, characterized in that, During the cleaning stage, the atomizing spray head first sprays a 500 ppm DCW hypochlorous acid solution into the storage body for disinfection, and then sprays clean water into the storage body for cleaning.

3. The unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects according to claim 1, characterized in that, The wavelength range of the artificial light source is between 450nm and 570nm, and the color temperature range is between 4200K and 5500K.

4. The unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects according to claim 1, wherein For the oviposition board, there is a 2mm - 4mm gap between each layer of boards, and each layer of boards is stacked in the oviposition and hatching box for the black soldier fly adults to lay eggs.

5. The unitized climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects according to claim 1, characterized in that, The constant temperature and humidity machine is used to adjust the temperature and humidity in the chamber according to the pre-designed plan of the insect development stage transition cycle in the pre-treatment stage, maintain the temperature range in the chamber between 28~30°C and the humidity range in the chamber between 70%~80% in the emergence stage, maintain the temperature range in the chamber between 32~35°C and the humidity range in the chamber between 85%~90% in the mating stage, and maintain the temperature range in the chamber between 32~35°C and the humidity range in the chamber between 85%~90% in the hatching stage.

6. The unitized climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects according to claim 1, wherein The following steps are carried out in a chamber that is integrally sealed and provided with an air inlet and an air outlet: S1, In the pre-treatment stage, the pupa box receives and holds the mixture of black soldier fly pupae and coarse sand, the oviposition and hatching box receives and accommodates the processed oviposition board, and the constant temperature and humidity machine is set to adjust the ambient temperature in the chamber according to the pre-designed plan of the insect development stage transition cycle. S2, In the emergence stage, turn off the artificial light source and the first light-shielding curtain, pull up the second light-shielding curtain, keep the pupa box in the dark, set the constant temperature and humidity machine to maintain the ambient environment in the chamber within the temperature range of 28 - 30°C and the humidity range of 70% - 80% for 4 - 7 days, and spray a small amount of kitchen waste filtrate into the oviposition and hatching box during this period for the adults to absorb naturally. S3, In the mating stage, open the first light-shielding curtain and the second light-shielding curtain, keep 8 hours of natural light irradiation every day, and turn on the artificial light source when the sunlight intensity is less than 10000lx. Set the constant temperature and humidity machine to maintain the ambient environment in the chamber within the temperature range of 32 - 35°C and the humidity range of 85% - 90% for 4 - 5 days, and ensure 8 hours of sufficient lighting every day during this period. S4, In the hatching stage, before the black soldier flies lay eggs, spray a mixture of kitchen waste leachate and activated Enterococcus faecalis bacterial liquid onto the multi-layer oviposition board in the oviposition and hatching box through the nutrient solution nozzle. In the early stage of the hatching stage after the black soldier flies lay eggs, spray a mixture of kitchen waste leachate and activated Enterococcus faecalis bacterial liquid mixed in a weight ratio of 1% onto the oviposition board (9) in the oviposition and hatching box (4) every day. Set the constant temperature and humidity machine to maintain the ambient environment in the chamber within the temperature range of 32 - 35°C and the humidity range of 85% - 90%. During the oviposition and hatching period, no nutrition is supplied to the adults, and a large amount of the mixture of kitchen waste leachate and activated Enterococcus faecalis bacterial liquid is sprayed onto the oviposition board by the nutrient solution nozzle to decompose the structure of the oviposition board naturally, and the eggs will then hatch naturally. S5, In the treatment stage, close both the intake pipe and the outlet pipe for 12 hours, kill the black soldier fly adults, and then take out the pupa box and the oviposition and hatching box in the holding tools to obtain the hatched larvae, the remaining pupal cases after emergence, and the corpses of black soldier fly adults. S6, cleaning stage, first spray the DCW hypochlorous acid solution with a concentration of 500 ppm into the chamber in a rotating manner through an atomizing nozzle for disinfection, and then spray clean water into the chamber for cleaning to wash away the residual adult corpses and excrement on the inner wall surface of the chamber.

7. The unitary climate control device for promoting efficient breeding of insects according to claim 6, characterized in that, In the pretreatment stage, the stacking height of the mixture of black soldier fly pupae and coarse sand in the pupae box does not exceed 8 cm, and the weight ratio between the black soldier fly pupae and the coarse sand in the mixture does not exceed 10:1.

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