Lepidoptera insect feeding box capable of automatically collecting pupae

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of lepidoptera insect breeding, and particularly relates to an automatic pupa collecting lepidoptera insect breeding box which comprises a breeding box body, a breeding box cover, a pupa collecting cluster and an excrement collecting groove. The feeding box is provided with the insertable pupa collecting cluster, the habit that lepidoptera insects search for cracks to spin silks, cocoon and pupate is utilized, mature larvae are attracted to be mounted on the cluster and pupae, pupa collecting efficiency is greatly improved, and the situation that pupa bodies are damaged and eclosion cannot be achieved due to manual pupa picking is avoided; the excrement collecting groove is formed in the bottom of the feeding box, so that insect excrement in the box can be easily collected, the excrement cleaning working efficiency in the insect feeding process is greatly improved, and the pathogenic bacterium infection condition caused by contact between accumulated insect excrement and insect bodies is avoided; the breeding box is provided with a temperature and humidity sensor and an air supply system, once it is detected that temperature and humidity deviate from a set range, a cold air or warm air or humidifier can be triggered to be started, and meanwhile the situation in the box can be monitored in real time.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to lepidoptera insect feeding technical field, concretely relates to a kind of automatic set pupa lepidoptera insect feeding box. BACKGROUND

[0002] Lepidoptera insects, as the second largest group in insect class, with its rich diversity, unique ecological role and multiple values in human life, make its feeding have far-reaching significance. The following are the significance of lepidoptera insect feeding in several aspects: 1) ecological protection and biodiversity conservation: lepidoptera insects include butterflies and moths, which are important pollinators of many plants in nature. The reproduction of many plants depends on the visit of these insects, and artificial feeding of these pollinating insects helps to promote the gene flow and genetic diversity of plant populations. Especially for the pollination of threatened or endangered plants, it helps to maintain ecological balance and biodiversity. Not only that, the feeding of some state protected animals or endangered insects, such as Chinese tiger butterfly, gold spot rostral butterfly, long rostral moth and other insects, not only helps to breed endangered insects, but also provides more possibilities for pollination of some special plants, which has important significance for species diversity protection. 2) scientific research and education: lepidoptera insects, with their diverse morphology, colorful colors or as major agricultural and forest pests, have become important research objects in the fields of biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, plant protection and forest protection, etc. Feeding these insects provides scientists with the opportunity to observe and study their life cycle, behavior, physiological mechanism, etc. at close range. At the same time, they are excellent teaching materials in educational activities, which can stimulate the public's interest and curiosity in natural science, especially among young people. 3) industrial and food resources: silkworm, oak silkworm and other lepidoptera insects are important silk-producing insects, and many lepidoptera insects such as oak silkworm and moth can be eaten. Scientific feeding and quality control of these edible insects have great significance for the economic development of silk industry and the safety guarantee of food. 4) cultural and artistic value: butterflies and moths, with their beautiful scales on wings, have long occupied an important position in human cultural development and are one of the sources of inspiration for artistic creation. Feeding and displaying these insects not only enriches the cultural elements in people's life, but also promotes the appreciation of natural beauty and the awareness of species diversity protection. 5) development of tertiary industry: many lepidoptera are important ornamental animal resources in some countries and regions, which can be used for the development of ecological tourism, butterfly garden construction, handicraft making, etc., driving the development of related industries and creating economic value. At the same time, with the increasing demand for natural products, the commercialization of lepidoptera insects and their derivative products has gradually become a new economic growth point.

[0003] Raising Lepidoptera insects not only helps ecological system maintenance and species diversity protection, scientific research and education, silk industry development and insect food resource development, but also contains rich cultural and economic values, plays an important role in promoting sustainable development and promoting harmonious coexistence between human and nature.

[0004] The traditional Lepidoptera insect raising box has the following problems in use: first, it cannot realize automatic pupa collection, manual pupa picking is not only low in efficiency, but also easy to cause pupa damage and even failure to emerge; second, it is not conducive to rapid collection of insect feces in the box, and low cleaning efficiency of insect feces during insect feeding process is easy to cause pathogenic bacteria infection after feces accumulation; third, it cannot adjust the temperature and humidity and air supply in the box, and cannot realize real-time monitoring. Therefore, the traditional Lepidoptera insect raising box needs to be optimized and improved. Practical new type content

[0005] The utility model discloses a kind of automatic pupa collection Lepidoptera insect raising boxes, including raising box body, raising box cover, pupa collection cluster and feces collection groove.

[0006] To achieve the above technical purpose, the above technical effect is achieved by the following technical solutions.

[0007] The utility model provides automatic pupa collection Lepidoptera insect raising box, including raising box body, raising box cover, pupa collection cluster and feces collection groove.

[0008] The upper end of the raising box body is provided with a pupa collection cluster insertion port, and the lower front end of the raising box body is provided with a feces collection groove insertion port.

[0009] The raising box cover is sleeved on the upper end of the raising box body, and the raising box cover includes a box cover body.

[0010] Further, in the above automatic pupa collection Lepidoptera insect raising box, the raising box body is provided with an air outlet hole, and a ventilation dustproof net is installed at the air outlet hole.

[0011] Further, in the above automatic pupa collection Lepidoptera insect raising box, a plurality of rectangular insertion grooves for inserting the pupa collection cluster are formed in the insertion rail.

[0012] Further, the automatic pupa collecting box for lepidoptera insects, the upper end of the inserted track is embedded with a magnetic block, the inner wall of the box cover body is embedded with a ferrous sheet, and the position of the ferrous sheet corresponds to the position of the magnetic block.

[0013] Further, the automatic pupa collecting box for lepidoptera insects, the pupa collecting cluster comprises a cluster frame, the cluster frame is in a cuboid structure, the upper end of the cluster frame is open, and the lower end is uniformly provided with hollow holes; and grating nets are installed on the left and right sides of the cluster frame.

[0014] Further, the automatic pupa collecting box for lepidoptera insects, the mesh size of the grating net is fixed, and the mesh size is one of 2cm*3cm, 3cm*5cm, 5cm*6cm and 6cm*10cm.

[0015] Further, the automatic pupa collecting box for lepidoptera insects, the mesh size of the grating net is adjustable, the grating net is formed by sliding abutment of a plurality of horizontal rods and a plurality of vertical rods, and the positions of the horizontal rods and the vertical rods can be adjusted.

[0016] Further, the automatic pupa collecting box for lepidoptera insects, the manure collecting groove comprises an outer drawer groove, an inner lining groove and a detachable screen, the inner lining groove is installed in the inner part of the outer drawer groove, and the detachable screen is installed above the inner lining groove.

[0017] Further, the automatic pupa collecting box for lepidoptera insects further comprises a controller, a blower, a humidifier, a camera and a wireless communication module, the controller is connected with the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the blower, the humidifier and the camera respectively;

[0018] The controller and the wireless communication module are integrated in a functional carrier block, the controller performs wireless communication with a background terminal through the wireless communication module, and the background terminal is a computer, a tablet computer or a mobile phone;

[0019] The air supply temperature of the blower can be adjusted, and the air outlet pipe of the blower is in communication with the air supply pipe;

[0020] The humidifier is installed on the air outlet pipe of the blower, so that humidification can be realized at the same time of air supply;

[0021] When the box body is made of transparent material, the camera is arranged on the outer side of the box body; when the box body is made of opaque material, the camera is embedded on the box body.

[0022] The beneficial effects of the automatic pupa collecting box for lepidoptera insects are as follows:

[0023] 1. The feeding box is provided with a plug-in type pupa collecting cluster, which utilizes the habit of lepidoptera insects finding the crack to spit silk cocoon and pupate, attracts mature larvae to cocoon, greatly improves the pupa collection efficiency, and avoids the damage of artificial pupa picking to the pupa body and the emergence of the situation that the pupa cannot emerge.

[0024] 2. The bottom of the feeding box is provided with a manure collecting groove, which can easily collect insect manure in the box, greatly improves the manure cleaning work efficiency in the insect feeding process, and avoids the emergence of pathogenic bacteria infection caused by the contact between the insect manure and the insect body after the insect manure is accumulated.

[0025] 3. The feeding box is provided with a temperature and humidity sensor and a ventilation system. Once the temperature and humidity deviate from the set range, the cold air, warm air or humidifier can be triggered to start, and the situation in the box can be monitored in real time.

[0026] Of course, any product implementing the present utility model does not necessarily need to achieve all the advantages above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiments of the present utility model, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0028] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the automatic pupa collecting lepidoptera insect feeding box of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view of the feeding box body in the present utility model;

[0030] Figure 3 It is a half-section schematic view of the feeding box body in the present utility model;

[0031] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the feeding box cover in the present utility model;

[0032] Figure 5 It is a position distribution schematic view of the pupa collecting cluster and the manure collecting groove in the present utility model;

[0033] Figure 6 It is a structure schematic view of the pupa collecting cluster in the present utility model;

[0034] Figure 7 It is a structure schematic view of the manure collecting groove in the present utility model;

[0035] Figure 8 It is a connection block diagram of the main electrical components in the present utility model;

[0036] The attached diagram lists the components represented by each number as follows:

[0037] 1-Feeding box body, 101-Box body, 102-Pupil cluster insertion port, 103-Manure collection trough insertion port, 104-Connecting rail, 105-Limiting rail;

[0038] 2-Feeding box cover, 201-Box cover body, 202-Functional carrier block, 203-Temperature sensor, 204-Humidity sensor, 205-Air supply duct;

[0039] 3-Pupal cluster, 301-Pupal cluster frame, 302-Grid mesh;

[0040] 4-Manure collection trough, 401-Outer drawer groove, 402-Inner lining groove, 403-Removable partition mesh;

[0041] 5-Controller; 6-Blower; 7-Humidifier; 8-Camera; 9-Wireless communication module. Detailed Implementation

[0042] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0043] Example 1

[0044] like Figures 1-7 As shown, this embodiment provides an automatic lepidopteran insect pupa collection and rearing box, including a rearing box body 1, a rearing box lid 2, a pupa collection cluster 3, and a feces collection trough 4.

[0045] In this embodiment, the feeding box 1 includes a box body 101. The upper end of the box body 101 has a pupae cluster insertion port 102, and the lower front end of the box body 101 has a manure collection trough insertion port 103. The upper front and rear inner walls of the box body 101 are equipped with insertion rails 104 to facilitate the side-by-side insertion of multiple pupae clusters 3. The lower left and right inner walls of the box body 101 are symmetrically equipped with limiting rails 105 to restrict the jumping of the manure collection troughs 4.

[0046] In this embodiment, the feeding box cover 2 is sleeved on the upper end of the feeding box body 1. The feeding box cover 2 includes a cover body 201, and a functional carrier block 202 is installed in the cover body 201. A temperature sensor 203, a humidity sensor 204, and an air supply duct 205 are embedded in the functional carrier block 202.

[0047] In this embodiment, the feeding box body 1 has air vents (not shown in the figure due to their small diameter), and ventilation and dustproof nets are installed at the air vents. The diameter of the air vents is set to 2-5mm, and there are four air vents in total, located on the four side plates of the feeding box body 1.

[0048] In this embodiment, the insertion rail 104 has multiple rectangular insertion slots that facilitate the insertion of the pupae cluster 3.

[0049] In this embodiment, a magnetic block is embedded in the upper end of the insertion rail 105, and an iron sheet is embedded in the inner wall of the feeding box cover 2 located on the cover body 101. The position of the iron sheet corresponds one-to-one with the position of the magnetic block. The magnetic attraction between the magnetic block and the iron sheet is used to ensure the closing force between the feeding box body 1 and the feeding box cover 2.

[0050] In this embodiment, the pupal cluster 3 includes a pupal cluster frame 301. The pupal cluster frame 301 has a rectangular parallelepiped structure. The upper end of the pupal cluster frame 301 is open, and the lower end is evenly distributed with hollow holes. A grid mesh 302 is installed on the left and right sides of the pupal cluster frame 301.

[0051] In this embodiment, the grid mesh 302 has two design options. The first is a fixed mesh size, which can be one of 2cm×3cm, 3cm×5cm, 5cm×6cm, or 6cm×10cm. The second is an adjustable mesh size, where the grid mesh 302 is formed by several horizontal and vertical bars that slide against each other, and the positions of the horizontal and vertical bars can be adjusted.

[0052] In this embodiment, the manure collection trough 4 includes an outer drawer trough 401, an inner lining trough 402, and a removable partition 403. Both the outer drawer trough 401 and the inner lining trough 402 are rectangular prism troughs with openings at the top. The inner lining trough 402 and the removable partition 403 located above it are installed inside the outer drawer trough 401.

[0053] like Figure 8 As shown, the automatic lepidopteran insect rearing box also includes a controller 5, a blower 6, a humidifier 7, a camera 8, and a wireless communication module 9. The controller 5 is connected to the temperature sensor 203, the humidity sensor 204, the blower 6, the humidifier 7, and the camera 8, respectively.

[0054] In this embodiment, the controller 5 and the wireless communication module 9 are integrated in the functional block 202. The controller 5 communicates wirelessly with the back-end terminal through the wireless communication module 9. The back-end terminal is a computer, tablet or mobile phone.

[0055] In this embodiment, the air supply temperature of the blower 6 is adjustable, and the air outlet pipe of the blower 6 is connected to the air supply pipe 205.

[0056] In this embodiment, the humidifier 7 is installed on the air outlet pipe of the air supply fan 6, which can realize humidification while air supply.

[0057] In this embodiment, when the feeding box body 1 is made of transparent material, the camera 8 is arranged outside the feeding box body; when the feeding box body is made of opaque material, the camera is embedded on the feeding box body.

[0058] The feeding method of the automatic pupa collecting lepidoptera feeding box comprises the following steps:

[0059] S1, egg stage incubation management

[0060] S1.1 Egg block disinfection: soak the egg block in 3% sodium hypochlorite solution for 20-40 seconds, rinse with sterile water for 3 times, and lay on sterilized filter paper;

[0061] S1.2 Egg area arrangement: adhere the egg block to the middle and upper part of the inner wall of the feeding box body, 4-5 cm away from the box cover, to avoid direct contact with the feed or pupa collecting cluster; the middle and lower part of the inner wall of the feeding box body is used as the larva feeding area;

[0062] S1.3 Environmental regulation

[0063] Maintain the temperature at 26±1℃ and the humidity at 70±5%;

[0064] Incubate in dark environment, and check the color change of eggs with red light every day;

[0065] S1.4 Incubation monitoring

[0066] Transfer to the larva feeding area within 48 hours after the eggshell is transparent, and remove the un-hatched eggs;

[0067] S2, larva stage feeding management

[0068] S2.1 Feeding

[0069] Use artificial feed or host leaves for feeding, and the artificial feed formula and leaves can be selected according to the insect diet.

[0070] S2.2 Layered feeding

[0071] 1-3 instar larvae: draw 1mm deep grooves on the surface of the feed to promote the feeding of young larvae;

[0072] 4-5 instar larvae: stack the feed blocks to a thickness of 3cm to meet the needs of the voracious period;

[0073] S2.3 Replacement cycle

[0074] Replace the feed every 48 hours:

[0075] a. Remove the old feed tray, which is arranged above the manure collecting groove, and use soft feathers to sweep the remaining larvae to the new feed area;

[0076] b. Remove fecal residues on the box wall to prevent pathogenic microorganisms and mites from breeding;

[0077] S2.3 Environmental optimization

[0078] Maintain temperature at 28℃±0.5℃, humidity at 65%, and LED light source for 14 hours of light per day with intensity of 200 lux;

[0079] S3, Pupation of matured larvae

[0080] S3.1 Pupation signal recognition

[0081] When the larvae stop feeding, their bodies shrink or turn yellow / translucent, they start looking for pupation sites and enter the pre-pupa stage;

[0082] S3.2 Automatic pupation of larvae on the cocooning cluster

[0083] After the larvae climb onto the cluster, they complete silk spinning fixation within 24 hours and form a complete pupal shell within 72 hours. The pre-coated silk protein solution on the pupation cluster enhances its attractiveness;

[0084] S3.3 Pupa stage management

[0085] Maintain temperature at 25℃ and a stable environment. Check the pupae daily. Healthy pupae are full and brown. Remove blackened or moldy individuals;

[0086] S4, Fecal separation and hygiene maintenance

[0087] S4.1 Fecal gravity separation

[0088] Excrement from larvae and pupae falls into the fecal collection tank through the pupation cluster;

[0089] S4.2 Cleaning of fecal collection tank

[0090] When the infrared sensor detects that the fecal accumulation height reaches 2cm, the side slide track automatically pushes out the tank;

[0091] Cleaning frequency: clean every 48 hours during the larval stage and every 120 hours during the pupal stage;

[0092] Disinfection procedure: after removing the fecal collection tank, spray 75% ethanol and stand for 10 minutes. Remove residual particles with a high-pressure air gun;

[0093] S5, Box maintenance

[0094] After each batch of breeding is completed, disassemble the pupation cluster, treat it with an ultrasonic cleaning machine at 40kHz for 10 minutes, and dry it at 80℃ for standby use.

[0095] The pupa collecting cluster of the feeding box is inserted, the habit of lepidoptera insects looking for crevice to spin cocoon and pupate is used, the matured larvae are attracted to the cocooning, the pupa collecting efficiency is greatly improved, the pupa body is not damaged due to artificial picking pupae, and the situation that the pupae cannot hatch appears. The bottom of the feeding box is provided with a manure collecting groove, the insect manure in the box can be easily collected, the manure cleaning work efficiency during the insect feeding process is greatly improved, and the situation that the pathogenic bacteria are infected due to the contact between the insect manure and the insect body after the insect manure is accumulated is avoided. The feeding box is provided with a temperature and humidity sensor and a air supply system, once the temperature and humidity deviate from the set range, the cold air, the warm air or the humidifier can be triggered to be started, and the situation in the box can be monitored in real time.

[0096] The preferred embodiments disclosed above are only used for helping to describe the utility model. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details, and the utility model is not limited to the specific implementation. Apparently, according to the content of the specification, many modifications and changes can be made. The specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments, in order to better explain the principle and practical application of the utility model, so that the person skilled in the art can well understand and use the utility model. The utility model is limited by the claims and the whole range and equivalent thereof.

Claims

1. An automatic pupation enclosure for Lepidoptera insects, characterized in that, The feeding box body, the feeding box cover, the pupa collecting cluster and the dung collecting groove are included. The feeding box body includes a box body, an upper end of the box body is provided with a pupa collecting cluster insertion port, a lower front end of the box body is provided with a dung collecting groove insertion port, and an upper front and back inner wall of the box body is provided with an insertion rail for facilitating the insertion of multiple pupa collecting clusters in parallel. The feeding box cover is sleeved on the upper end of the feeding box body, and includes a cover body, a functional carrier block is installed in the cover body, and a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor and an air supply pipe are embedded and installed on the functional carrier block.

2. The self-pupating lepidopteran insect rearing box according to claim 1, characterized by An air outlet hole is formed in the feeding box body, and a dustproof screen is installed at the air outlet hole.

3. The self-pupating lepidopteran insect rearing box according to claim 1, wherein, A plurality of rectangular insertion grooves for facilitating the insertion of the pupa collecting cluster are formed in the insertion rail.

4. The self-pupating lepidopteran insect rearing box according to claim 1, wherein, A magnetic block is embedded and installed at the upper end of the insertion rail, and a ferrous sheet is embedded and installed on the inner wall of the cover body of the feeding box cover, and the positions of the ferrous sheet and the magnetic block correspond to each other.

5. The self-pupating lepidopteran insect rearing box according to claim 1, wherein, The pupa collecting cluster includes a pupa collecting cluster frame, the pupa collecting cluster frame has a rectangular cuboid structure, an upper end of the pupa collecting cluster frame is open, and hollow holes are uniformly distributed at a lower end of the pupa collecting cluster frame; and grating screens are installed on left and right sides of the pupa collecting cluster frame.

6. The self-pupating lepidopteran insect rearing box according to claim 5, wherein, The grating screen has a fixed mesh size, and the mesh size is one of 2cm*3cm, 3cm*5cm, 5cm*6cm and 6cm*10cm.

7. The self-pupating lepidopteran insect rearing box according to claim 5, wherein The grating screen has an adjustable mesh size, and the grating screen is formed by a plurality of horizontal rods and a plurality of vertical rods sliding against each other, and the positions of the horizontal rods and the vertical rods can be adjusted.

8. The self-pupating lepidopteran insect rearing box according to claim 1, wherein, The dung collecting groove includes an outer drawer groove, an inner lining groove and a detachable screen, and the inner lining groove and the detachable screen above the inner lining groove are installed in the inner part of the outer drawer groove.

9. The self-pupating lepidopteran insect rearing box according to claim 1, wherein, A controller, an air blower, a humidifier, a camera and a wireless communication module are further included, and the controller is connected with the temperature sensor, the humidity sensor, the air blower, the humidifier and the camera. The controller and the wireless communication module are integrated in the functional carrier block, the controller performs wireless communication with a background terminal through the wireless communication module, and the background terminal is a computer, a tablet computer or a mobile phone. The air supply temperature of the air blower is adjustable, and an air outlet pipe of the air blower is in communication with the air supply pipe. The humidifier is installed on the air outlet pipe of the air blower, and can humidify while air supply. When the feeding box body is made of transparent material, the camera is arranged on the outside of the feeding box body; and when the feeding box body is made of opaque material, the camera is embedded on the feeding box body.

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