公开(公告)号：WO2021145760A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-22

申请号：PCT/NL2020/050799

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: PROTIX B.V.

Inventor： TOLLENAAR, Ward ,  JOOSTEN, Lotte ,  SCHMITT, Eric Holland

IPC: A01K67/033

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling hatching of Black soldier fly eggs, comprising the steps of incubating the eggs at a selected temperature for a selected time period; cooling the incubated eggs at a temperature lower than the selected temperature, starting at a selected time point; warming the eggs again at the selected temperature for a further selected period, up till the eggs hatch. Furthermore, 5 the invention relates to a batch of Black soldier fly eggs kept at the temperature at which the eggs are cooled according to the invention, which cooled eggs are capable of hatching once warmed at the selected temperature according to the invention for a predetermined period of time. This way the invention provides for a method for delaying of hatching of an egg. Furthermore, the method of the invention and the batch of cooled eggs of the invention provide a method for synchronizing of hatching 10 of a first egg and a second egg which are deposited at a first time point and at a second time point. In addition, the method of the invention and the batch of cooled eggs of the invention allow for compressing the time window for hatching of a batch of eggs which are deposited within a time frame of e.g. between 0 hours and 12 hours, to a time period of 14 hours or less.

公开(公告)号：WO2020246873A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-10

申请号：PCT/NL2020/050321

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: PROTIX B.V.

Inventor： VAN KILSDONK, Jaap ,  SCHMITT, Eric Holland ,  JACOBS, Ralf Henricus Wilhelmina ,  SIMONS, Henricus Petrus Johannes ,  JANSEN, Maurits Petrus Maria ,  TOLLENAAR, Ward

IPC: A01K67/033 ,  B04C5/14 ,  B04C5/18 ,  B04C9/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for use in large-scale industrial insect farming. More in particular, the invention relates to an insects transport device for transporting live insects from a first location to a predetermined second location, the insects transport device comprising a gas guiding unit, a gas discharge member and a feeder arrangement, wherein the insects transport device is configured to receive live insects such as freshly hatched neonate larvae, for example of black soldier fly, or mites, wherein the live insects are directly taken up in a laminar flow of gas after exiting the feeder arrangement in a free fall under influence of gravitation such that the live insects do not contact any surface of the insects transport device, and while in said gas are transported to a predetermined location in the insects transport device. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of the device in industrial insect farming, such as large-scale farming of black soldier flies or mites. The invention also relates to a method of dosing live insects, wherein for example live insects are dosed which are essentially of the same age (e.g. within an age difference of 1 second – 5 minutes), such as freshly hatched neonate larvae. In addition, the invention relates to a single dose of neonate larvae obtained with the method, wherein larvae have a small larvae-to-larvae age difference within the single dose.

公开(公告)号：WO2022245206A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：PCT/NL2022/050261

申请日：2022-05-13

Applicant: PROTIX B.V.

Inventor： VAN KILSDONK, Jaap ,  SCHMITT, Eric Holland ,  JACOBS, Ralf Henricus Wilhelmina ,  SIMONS, Henricus Petrus Johannes ,  JANSEN, Maurits Petrus Maria ,  TOLLENAAR, Ward ,  HULSEBOS, Hubertus Lourentius

IPC: A01K67/033 ,  B04C3/00

Abstract: A cyclone separation system (1) for separating live insects, comprising a discharge nozzle (5) having a discharge end (7) comprising a discharge channel (8) for discharging live insects from the cyclone separation system (1) when in use. The discharge channel (8) comprises primary air injection channels (11) arranged to provide an injected upstream air flow (F) in an upstream direction (U) back into the discharge nozzle (5) for stopping discharge of live insects. The discharge nozzle (5) comprises an inner wall part (12) extending between an intake end (6) of the discharge nozzle (5) and the discharge channel (8), wherein the inner wall part (12) comprises elongated secondary air injection channels (13) extending from the discharge channel (8) in the upstream direction (U), wherein the secondary air injection channels (13) are arranged to provide an injected lateral air flow (V) along the inner wall part (12).

公开(公告)号：WO2022119442A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：PCT/NL2021/050729

申请日：2021-12-02

Applicant: PROTIX B.V.

Inventor： VAN KILSDONK, Jaap ,  SCHMITT, Eric Holland ,  JACOBS, Ralf Henricus Wilhelmina ,  SIMONS, Henricus Petrus Johannes ,  JANSEN, Maurits Petrus Maria ,  TOLLENAAR, Ward

IPC: A01K67/033

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for use in large-scale industrial insect farming. More in particular, the invention relates to an insects transport device (1, 100) for transporting live insects from a first location to a predetermined second location, the insects transport device comprising a gas guiding unit (12, 112, 112'), a gas discharge member (20, 20') and a feeder arrangement (127), wherein the insects transport device is configured to receive live insects such as freshly hatched neonate larvae, for example of black soldier fly, or mites, wherein the live insects are directly taken up in a laminar flow of gas after exiting the feeder arrangement in a free fall under influence of gravitation such that the live insects do not contact any surface of the insects transport device, and while in said gas are transported to a predetermined location in the insects transport device. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of the device in industrial insect farming, such as large-scale farming of black soldier flies or mites. The invention also relates to a method of dosing a pre-selected number of live insects, wherein for example live insects are dosed which are essentially of the same age (e.g. within an age difference of 1 second – 1 minute), such as freshly hatched neonate larvae. In addition, the invention relates to a single dose of a pre-selected and determined number of neonate larvae obtained with the method, wherein larvae have a seconds to at most a few minutes larvae-to-larvae age difference within the single dose.

公开(公告)号：WO2020106150A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：PCT/NL2019/050767

申请日：2019-11-21

Applicant: PROTIX B.V.

Inventor： VAN KILSDONK, Jaap ,  SCHMITT, Eric Holland ,  JACOBS, Ralf Henricus Wilhelmina ,  SIMONS, Henricus Petrus Johannes ,  JANSEN, Maurits Petrus Maria ,  TOLLENAAR, Ward ,  HULSEBOS, Hubertus Lourentius

IPC: A01K67/033 ,  B04C5/14 ,  B04C5/18 ,  B04C9/00

Abstract: A cyclone separation system (1K) for separating live insects carried by an air stream, comprising a main cyclone chamber (2K) having a top chamber part (3K) and a conical shaped bottom chamber part (4K). The top chamber part (3K) is connected to one or more intake channels (5K) each of which is arranged for connection to a primary air source providing an air stream (AK) comprising live insects. The bottom chamber part (4K) is connected to a discharge nozzle (6K) comprising a discharge end (7K) having a main discharge conduit (8K) for discharging the live insects from the cyclone separation system (1K), wherein the discharge end (7K) comprises an air injection member (10K) for connection to a secondary air source and wherein the air injection member (10K) is configured to inject air back into the discharge nozzle (6K).