Patent ID: 7051672
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing beneficial insects or mites to a cropping environment, comprising: (a) a first member and a second member, each member having an inner wall and an outer wall; (b) a hinge section joining said first and second members, said first and second members oriented about said hinge section when said apparatus is in use such that said inner walls are positioned in opposition to each other, thereby creating a region sheltered along at least a portion of said inner walls; (c) a compartment formed in at least one of said first and second members, said compartment containing a formulation therein comprising beneficial insects or mites; and (d) at least one emergence aperture in at least one of said inner walls and positioned in said sheltered region, said emergence aperture providing passage to said beneficial insects or mites from said compartment to said cropping environment.