| US 7,354,611 B1 | ||
| Fecundity-promoting supplement for the insidious flower bug reared on artificial diet | ||
| Stephen M. Ferkovich, Gainesville, Fla. (US); and Jeffrey Shapiro, Gainesville, Fla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 26, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/721,881. | ||
| Int. Cl. A01K 97/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 426—1 [426/2; 435/348; 119/6.6] | 6 Claims |
| 1. An insect egg protein supplement for rearing beneficial insects comprising:
A homogenate of host insect eggs on which a beneficial insect feeds wherein said homogenate is added in amounts effective
to increase fecundity of female beneficial insects reared on an artificial diet.
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