Patent ID: 6130084
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An apparatus for the production and harvesting of maggot worms, consisting of:a feeding tray, said feeding tray being of a generally rectangular shape and having a bottom wall, front sidewall, rear sidewall, right sidewall, and left sidewall;a screen, said screen being generally rectangular in shape and just slightly larger than said feeding tray so that its edges slightly overlap the upper edges of feeding tray and wherein said screen rests on an upper edge of said right sidewall, said left sidewall, said front sidewall, and said rear sidewall;a plurality of at least two bait rod slots, said bait rod slots formed in said front sidewall and said rear sidewall for receiving one end of a bait rod;a plurality of at least two bait rods, wherein said bait rods are a slender rod having an elongated longitudinal axis and cut to a length slightly longer than the length of said bottom wall and at least long enough so that each of two ends protrude a short distance past said right sidewall and said left sidewall when said ends are placed into said bait rod slots formed in said front sidewall and said rear sidewall.