Lightweight feeding and embryo collecting device for adult spodoptera frugiperda

By designing a lightweight rearing and embryo collection device for adult fall armyworms, using wire mesh cages, transparent coverings, and food boxes, the problem of inconvenient rearing of adult fall armyworms in incubators was solved, achieving lightweight rearing and convenient embryo collection, which is suitable for laboratory biological research.

CN223653039UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12QIDONG FANGJING BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520063023.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-13
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-13

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Technical Problem

Existing technology for rearing fall armyworm adults is not suitable for use in incubators, and it is not convenient for lightweight rearing and embryo harvesting.

Method used

Design a lightweight rearing and embryo harvesting device for adult fall armyworms, including a wire mesh cage, a transparent cover plate, and a food box. The wire mesh cage is used to contain the adult moths, the transparent cover plate is used for observation and placement of gauze strips, the food box contains absorbent cotton soaked in honey water, food is added by a syringe, and the connector facilitates positioning and removal of the gauze strips.

Benefits of technology

This method enables lightweight rearing of fall armyworm adults in an incubator, saving space, simplifying operation, facilitating embryo harvesting, and making it suitable for laboratory biological research.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a grassland spodoptera frugiperda imago light-weight feeding and embryo collecting device, which relates to the technical field of insect feeding and comprises an iron wire mesh cage, a covering plate and a food box, the upper part of the iron wire mesh cage is an opening, the covering plate is arranged above the iron wire mesh cage, the covering plate is a transparent plate, and the food box is arranged on the covering plate. A food box is arranged on one side of the interior of the iron wire mesh cage, and adult food is contained in the food box; a plurality of groups of holes are formed in the covering plate at equal intervals, and gauze strips are inserted into the holes; the utility model mainly comprises the iron wire mesh cage and the covering plate, the iron wire mesh cage is used for accommodating adults, the food box is used for supplying food to the adults, the transparent covering plate is used for observing the interior of the iron wire mesh cage, the gauze strips can be put in and drawn out through the holes, and after the adults lay embryos to the gauze strips, the embryos are conveniently and quickly collected. Lightweight feeding can be achieved, the feeding space is saved, and feeding in an incubator is facilitated.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to insect rearing technical field especially relates to a kind of light weight feeding and collecting embryo devices of fall armyworm adult. BACKGROUND

[0002] Fall armyworm is a kind of insect of noctuidae spodoptera, it is also called autumn stick insect or autumn armyworm, and it is originally from South America, North America and the northeast of the United States, this kind of insect has strong reproductive capacity and destructiveness, can fly and migrate, is the major agricultural pests of global warning of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the life cycle of fall armyworm includes egg, larva, pupa and adult four stages, and its larva is mainly fed on gramineae, such as corn, rice, sugarcane etc., and also can feed on cotton, sweet potato and a variety of crops or vegetables, the larva of fall armyworm can cause a large number of leaf damage in a short time, and even cut off the stem of seedling and young plant, which causes serious loss to agriculture, the color and pattern of the wing of adult are different due to gender, and the front wing of male is usually dark brown, while that of female is grayish brown;

[0003] Fall armyworm is also used for biological research, and its larva cell strain Sf9 and Sf21 are widely used for expressing eukaryotic protein research, so batch feeding in laboratory helps to study its biological characteristics and ecology, and laboratory feeding adult generation, most of which are large-scale feeding in feeding cage, is not suitable for feeding in incubator, therefore, the utility model provides a kind of light weight feeding and collecting embryo devices of fall armyworm adult to solve the problems in the prior art. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] In view of the above problems, the utility model provides a kind of light weight feeding and collecting embryo devices of fall armyworm adult, and the light weight feeding and collecting embryo devices of fall armyworm adult are simple in structure, can be light weight feeding, save feeding space, and are suitable for feeding in incubator.

[0005] To achieve the purpose of the utility model, the utility model realizes the following technical scheme: a kind of light weight feeding and collecting embryo devices of fall armyworm adult, including wire mesh cage, covering plate and food box, the top of the wire mesh cage is open, the covering plate is arranged on the top of the wire mesh cage, and the covering plate is transparent plate, the food box is arranged at one side inside the wire mesh cage, and the inside of the food box is provided with adult food;

[0006] The inside of the covering plate is provided with aperture, and multiple groups of apertures are equidistantly arranged, the inside of the aperture is inserted with gauze strip, and the lower end of the gauze strip extends to the inside of the wire mesh cage.

[0007] Further improvement lies in that: the four corners of the top of the wire mesh cage are provided with positioning rod, the four corners of the bottom of the covering plate are provided with positioning hole, and the positioning rod is matched with the positioning hole.

[0008] Further improvement lies in that the bottom of the inside of the wire mesh cage is covered with a bottom plate, the food box is placed on the bottom plate, the adult insect food in the food box is defatted cotton soaked with honey water, and the food box adds adult insect food by a syringe penetrating through the wire mesh cage.

[0009] Further improvement lies in that a connecting piece is arranged above the cover plate, the connecting piece comprises L-shaped supporting blocks and a connecting shaft, the L-shaped supporting blocks are arranged in two groups, the connecting shaft is connected between the two groups of L-shaped supporting blocks, the outer side of the connecting shaft is provided with a sticky cylinder, and the upper end of the gauze strip is wound on the sticky cylinder.

[0010] Further improvement lies in that the bottom of the L-shaped supporting block is provided with an adsorbing glue, and the L-shaped supporting block is adhered to the top of the cover plate through the adsorbing glue.

[0011] Further improvement lies in that the wire mesh cage is a cylinder or a cuboid, and the diameter of the wire gap of the wire mesh cage is 3-5 mm.

[0012] Further improvement lies in that the side length of the cover plate is greater than the opening caliber of the wire mesh cage, and the width of the aperture is 2-3 mm.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0014] 1. The utility model mainly comprises a wire mesh cage and a cover plate, adult insects are contained through the wire mesh cage, adult insect food is supplied through the food box, the inside of the wire mesh cage can be observed through the transparent cover plate, the gauze strip can be put in and taken out through the aperture, after adult insects lay eggs on the gauze strip, the eggs are conveniently and quickly collected, and in summary, the structure is simple, the adult insects can be bred in a light weight mode, the breeding space is saved, and the utility model is suitable for being placed in a temperature box for breeding.

[0015] 2. The adult insect food of the utility model is defatted cotton soaked with honey water, when food is added to the food box, only honey water is injected through a syringe penetrating through the wire mesh cage, and the operation is convenient.

[0016] 3. The utility model sets a connecting piece on the cover plate, the L-shaped supporting block is adhered to the top of the cover plate through the adsorbing glue, is convenient for positioning and taking down at any time, the gauze strip is wound on the sticky cylinder, can be lengthened and extended into the wire mesh cage according to the height requirement of the inside of the wire mesh cage, and the gauze strip is prevented from falling into the wire mesh cage, and the subsequent eggs are conveniently taken out. DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a front view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic view of the inside of the wire mesh cage of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 The utility model discloses a connecting piece schematic view.

[0020] Among them: 1, the wire mesh cage, 2, the covering plate, 3, the food box, 4, the porosity, 5, the gauze strip, 6, the positioning rod, 7, the bottom plate, 8, the L type support block, 9, the connecting shaft, 10, the viscosity cylinder. Specific implementation

[0021] In order to deepen the understanding of the utility model, the utility model will be further described below in conjunction with examples, and the present embodiment is only used to explain the utility model, and does not constitute the limitation of the protection scope of the utility model.

[0022] Example one

[0023] According to Figure 1 , 2 , 3 shows, the present embodiment proposes a kind of light feeding and collecting embryo device of fall armyworm adult, including wire mesh cage 1, covering plate 2 and food box 3, the top of the wire mesh cage 1 is open, the covering plate 2 is covered in the top of the wire mesh cage 1, and covering plate 2 is transparent plate, the food box 3 is located at one side inside wire mesh cage 1, and the inside of food box 3 is equipped with adult food;

[0024] The inside of the covering plate 2 is equipped with porosity 4, and a plurality of groups are equidistantly equipped with porosity 4, the inside of the porosity 4 is inserted with gauze strip 5, and the lower end of gauze strip 5 extends to the inside of wire mesh cage 1.When using, adult is contained by wire mesh cage 1, adult food is supplied by food box 3, the inside of wire mesh cage 1 can be observed by transparent covering plate 2, gauze strip 5 can be put in and taken out by porosity 4, after adult lays embryo to gauze strip 5, it is convenient and fast to collect.

[0025] The top of the wire mesh cage 1 is equipped with positioning rod 6 at four corners, the bottom of the covering plate 2 is equipped with positioning hole at four corners, and the positioning rod 6 is matched with positioning hole.By the matching of positioning rod 6 and positioning hole, covering plate 2 is more stable on wire mesh cage 1, and is not easy to fall off.

[0026] The bottom of the inside of the wire mesh cage 1 is covered with bottom plate 7, the food box 3 is placed on bottom plate 7, the adult food in the food box 3 is defatted cotton soaked in honey water, and the food box 3 is added adult food by syringe through wire mesh cage 1.Adult food is defatted cotton soaked in honey water, when adding food to food box 3, only need to inject honey water by syringe through wire mesh cage 1, and it is convenient to operate.

[0027] The connecting piece is arranged above the cover plate 2, the L-shaped supporting block 8 is adhered to the top of the cover plate 2 through the adhesive, the gauze strip 5 is wound on the adhesive cylinder 10, the gauze strip 5 can be pulled into the wire mesh cage 1 according to the height required, and the gauze strip 5 is prevented from falling into the wire mesh cage 1, and the embryo is conveniently taken out subsequently.

[0028] Embodiment two

[0029] According to Figure 1 、 2 , 3, the embodiment provides a light feeding and embryo collecting device for fall armyworm adults, which comprises a wire mesh cage 1, a cover plate 2 and a food box 3.

[0030] The inside of the cover plate 2 is provided with apertures 4, a plurality of groups of the apertures 4 are equidistantly arranged, the gauze strips 5 are arranged in the apertures 4, and the lower ends of the gauze strips 5 extend into the wire mesh cage 1. In use, the adults are accommodated in the wire mesh cage 1, the adults are supplied with food in the food box 3, the inside of the wire mesh cage 1 can be observed through the transparent cover plate 2, the gauze strips 5 can be put in and taken out through the apertures 4, and the embryos laid by the adults on the gauze strips 5 are conveniently and quickly collected.

[0031] The inside of the wire mesh cage 1 is covered with a bottom plate 7, the food box 3 is arranged on the bottom plate 7, the adult food in the food box 3 is defatted cotton soaked in honey water, and the food box 3 is added with the adult food by penetrating the wire mesh cage 1 through a syringe. The adult food is defatted cotton soaked in honey water, when the food is added into the food box 3, the honey water only needs to be injected through the syringe penetrating the wire mesh cage 1, and the operation is convenient.

[0032] The wire mesh cage 1 is a cylinder or cuboid, and the diameter of the wire gap of the wire mesh cage 1 is 5 mm. The side length of the cover plate 2 is greater than the opening diameter of the wire mesh cage 1, and the width of the aperture 4 is 3 mm. The wire mesh cage 1: wire mesh density diameter 5 mm, cylinder or cuboid with bottom diameter 20 cm; the food box 3 is a 90 mm culture dish base, and inside is provided with adult food: defatted cotton soaked in 10% honey water, and when food is added, a disposable syringe is used to inject the honey water through the small holes of the cage; the transparent acrylic cover plate 2: a square with a side length of 30 cm, and 4-8 apertures 4 with a length of 5 cm and a width of 3 mm are opened on the cover plate 2, and when the embryos are collected, the gauze strip 5 can be put into and taken out from the apertures.

[0033] The device for lightweight feeding and embryo collection of the adult corn earworm mainly comprises a wire mesh cage 1 and a cover plate 2, the adult corn earworm is contained in the wire mesh cage 1, the food box 3 is used to supply food for the adult corn earworm, the inside of the wire mesh cage 1 can be observed through the transparent cover plate 2, the gauze strip 5 can be put into and taken out through the aperture 4, and after the adult corn earworm lays the embryos on the gauze strip 5, the embryos can be collected conveniently and quickly. In summary, the structure is simple, the adult corn earworm can be fed in a lightweight manner, the feeding space is saved, and the device is suitable for being placed in a temperature box for feeding. Moreover, the food for the adult corn earworm is defatted cotton soaked in honey water, and when the food is added to the food box 3, the honey water only needs to be injected through the wire mesh cage 1 through the syringe, so that the operation is convenient. Meanwhile, the connecting piece is arranged on the cover plate 2, the L-shaped supporting block 8 is adhered to the top of the cover plate 2 through adsorption glue, the gauze strip 5 is wound on the adhesive cylinder 10, the gauze strip 5 can be lengthened and extended into the wire mesh cage 1 according to the height required in the wire mesh cage 1, and the gauze strip 5 is prevented from falling into the wire mesh cage 1, so that the embryos can be taken out conveniently.

[0034] The basic principle, main features and advantages of the device are shown and described above. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the device is not limited by the above examples, and the above examples and descriptions in the specification only illustrate the principle of the device. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the device, the device can be variously changed and improved, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the device. The protection scope of the device is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. A device for rearing and collecting Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) adults and their eggs, comprising a wire cage (1), a cover plate (2) and a food box (3), characterized in that: The upper part of the wire mesh cage (1) is open, the cover plate (2) is arranged above the wire mesh cage (1), and the cover plate (2) is a transparent plate, the food box (3) is arranged on one side inside the wire mesh cage (1), and the inside of the food box (3) is filled with adult food. The inside of the cover plate (2) is provided with apertures (4), and a plurality of groups of apertures (4) are arranged at equal intervals, the inside of the aperture (4) is provided with a gauze strip (5), and the lower end of the gauze strip (5) extends into the inside of the wire mesh cage (1).

2. The Spodoptera exigua adult light weight rearing and embryo collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wire mesh cage (1) is provided with a positioning rod (6) at the top of each corner, the cover plate (2) is provided with a positioning hole at the bottom of each corner, and the positioning rod (6) is matched with the positioning hole.

3. The Spodoptera exigua adult light weight rearing and embryo collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inside of the wire mesh cage (1) is covered with a bottom plate (7), the food box (3) is placed on the bottom plate (7), the adult food in the food box (3) is defatted cotton soaked in honey water, and the food box (3) is added with adult food by a syringe penetrating through the wire mesh cage (1).

4. The Spodoptera exigua adult light weight rearing and embryo collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cover plate (2) is provided with a connecting piece, the connecting piece includes an L-shaped supporting block (8) and a connecting shaft (9), the L-shaped supporting block (8) is provided with two groups, the connecting shaft (9) is connected between the two groups of L-shaped supporting blocks (8), the outer side of the connecting shaft (9) is provided with a sticky cylinder (10), and the upper end of the gauze strip (5) is wound on the sticky cylinder (10).

5. The Spodoptera exigua adult lightweight rearing and embryo collecting device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom of the L-shaped supporting block (8) is provided with an adsorbing glue, and the L-shaped supporting block (8) is adhered to the top of the cover plate (2) through the adsorbing glue.

6. The Spodoptera exigua adult light weight rearing and embryo collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wire mesh cage (1) is a cylinder or a cuboid, and the wire gap diameter of the wire mesh cage (1) is 3-5mm.

7. The Spodoptera exigua adult lightweight rearing and embryo collecting device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The side length of the cover plate (2) is greater than the opening diameter of the wire mesh cage (1), and the width of the aperture (4) is 2-3mm.