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 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.

An automated oyster maturation system including a containment assembly rotatably disposed within a housing. The containment assembly includes a spiral construction that includes compartments that are in communication with one another, walls that define the compartments, and ramps. Openings disposed in the walls and ramps increase in size from the outer diameter to the inner diameter of the spiral construction so that, with every complete rotation of the containment assembly, every oyster will tumble further into the spiral construction and ascend from its original compartment into the adjacent inner compartment where opening size is larger than in the original compartment such that only oysters which have grown sufficiently remain in the adjacent inner compartment while oysters that have not grown sufficiently yet will fall through the openings of the adjacent inner compartment into the original compartment.

An automated oyster maturation system including a containment assembly rotatably disposed within a housing. The containment assembly includes a spiral construction that includes compartments that are in communication with one another, walls that define the compartments, and ramps. Openings disposed in the walls and ramps increase in size from the outer diameter to the inner diameter of the spiral construction so that, with every complete rotation of the containment assembly, every oyster will tumble further into the spiral construction and ascend from its original compartment into the adjacent inner compartment where opening size is larger than in the original compartment such that only oysters which have grown sufficiently remain in the adjacent inner compartment while oysters that have not grown sufficiently yet will fall through the openings of the adjacent inner compartment into the original compartment.

The invention refers to a container (1) that can be used for storing, transporting and for inoculating silk-free pupae. The container (1) includes a tray (2) having a flat surface (5) and a plurality of wells (4) formed on the surface (5), wherein each well (4) is configured for accommodating a pupa (8). The container (1) also includes a lid (3) having a plurality of openings (6), wherein the tray (2) and the lid (3) are configured to be coupled to each other, such that the lid (3) is placed on the flat surface (5), at least partially, closing the wells (4). The wells (4) and the openings (6) are arranged, such that when the tray (2) and the lid (3) are coupled together, each well (4) is accessible through one of the plurality of openings (6). The container is stackable for an optimum and cost-efficient secure transportation.

The invention refers to a container (1) that can be used for storing, transporting and for inoculating silk-free pupae. The container (1) includes a tray (2) having a flat surface (5) and a plurality of wells (4) formed on the surface (5), wherein each well (4) is configured for accommodating a pupa (8). The container (1) also includes a lid (3) having a plurality of openings (6), wherein the tray (2) and the lid (3) are configured to be coupled to each other, such that the lid (3) is placed on the flat surface (5), at least partially, closing the wells (4). The wells (4) and the openings (6) are arranged, such that when the tray (2) and the lid (3) are coupled together, each well (4) is accessible through one of the plurality of openings (6). The container is stackable for an optimum and cost-efficient secure transportation.

A geodesic dome system for integrated aquaponics and mushroom production is disclosed. The system includes a geodesic dome enclosing an interior volume, with a plurality of panels configured such that a first region receives direct sunlight and a second region remains shaded. A fish tank is centrally located within the dome and is thermally coupled to a water tube that extends outward to regulate interior temperature. A plant growing area is disposed in the sunlit region, while a mushroom growing area is located in the shaded region. A natural air ventilation system includes a misting nozzle positioned at an upper portion of the dome, the nozzle being configured to introduce cooled misted air into the shaded region while drawing heated air upward from the sunlit region. The system creates a closed-loop, zoned environment for fish, plant, and mushroom co-production using passive environmental control.

A geodesic dome system for integrated aquaponics and mushroom production is disclosed. The system includes a geodesic dome enclosing an interior volume, with a plurality of panels configured such that a first region receives direct sunlight and a second region remains shaded. A fish tank is centrally located within the dome and is thermally coupled to a water tube that extends outward to regulate interior temperature. A plant growing area is disposed in the sunlit region, while a mushroom growing area is located in the shaded region. A natural air ventilation system includes a misting nozzle positioned at an upper portion of the dome, the nozzle being configured to introduce cooled misted air into the shaded region while drawing heated air upward from the sunlit region. The system creates a closed-loop, zoned environment for fish, plant, and mushroom co-production using passive environmental control.

Systems for cremating a body. The system includes a box assembly and a vessel. The box assembly is for storing the body or a portion of a body. The box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity, a bottom end, a top end, and at least one side wall extending from the bottom end to the top end. The box assembly also includes an air conditioner disposed in the box cavity. The air conditioner is configured to control a temperature level or a humidity level in the box cavity. The vessel is coupled to the at least one side wall of the box. The vessel includes insect larvae that self-harvest, exit the vessel, and enter the box assembly to decompose the body or the portion of the body stored in the box assembly.

Systems for cremating a body. The system includes a box assembly and a vessel. The box assembly is for storing the body or a portion of a body. The box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity, a bottom end, a top end, and at least one side wall extending from the bottom end to the top end. The box assembly also includes an air conditioner disposed in the box cavity. The air conditioner is configured to control a temperature level or a humidity level in the box cavity. The vessel is coupled to the at least one side wall of the box. The vessel includes insect larvae that self-harvest, exit the vessel, and enter the box assembly to decompose the body or the portion of the body stored in the box assembly.

An oviposition tray for ovipositioning of insect eggs, such as eggs of adult female black soldier flies, comprises a plastics oviposition tray body in the form of a planar block having a front and rear sides. The front side has a flat face defining a plurality of spaced, parallel, elongate egg laying recesses. Each recess has a length of between 8 mm and 25 mm, optimally approximately 17 mm, a width of between 1 mm and 6 mm, optimally approximately 2 mm, and a depth of not less than 2 mm. The oviposition tray body defines a number of ventilation apertures allowing for an airborne attractant to flow through the oviposition tray body for attracting insects to the oviposition try body to lay eggs. The oviposition tray body includes four spacers for spacing the oviposition tray body from other similar oviposition tray bodies in a stacked configuration of the oviposition tray bodies.