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4 July 2024 Conceptualization, design, and construction of a novel insect mass trapping device: the USDA Biomass Harvest Trap (USDA-BHT)
Lee W. Cohnstaedt, Paula Lado, Robert Ewing, Jason Cherico, Daniel Brabec, Phillip Shults, Roy Wagner, Alexandra Chaskopoulou
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The use of insects as animal feed has the potential to be a green revolution for animal agriculture as insects are a rich source of high-quality protein. Insect farming must overcome challenges such as product affordability and scalability before it can be widely incorporated as animal feed. An alternative is to harvest insect pests from the environment using mass trapping devices and use them as animal feed. For example, intensive agricultural environments generate large quantities of pestiferous insects and with the right harvest technologies, these insects can be used as a protein supplement in traditional animal daily rations. Most insect trapping devices are limited by the biomass they can collect. In that context, and with the goal of using wild collected insects as animal feed, the United States Department of Agriculture-Biomass Harvest Trap (USDA-BHT) was designed and built. The USDA-BHT is a valuable mass trapping device developed to efficiently attract, harvest, and store flying insects from naturally abundant agricultural settings. The trap offers a modular design with adjustable capabilities, and it is an inexpensive device that can easily be built with commonly available parts and tools. The USDA-BHT is also user-friendly and has customizable attractants to target various pest species.

Lee W. Cohnstaedt, Paula Lado, Robert Ewing, Jason Cherico, Daniel Brabec, Phillip Shults, Roy Wagner, and Alexandra Chaskopoulou "Conceptualization, design, and construction of a novel insect mass trapping device: the USDA Biomass Harvest Trap (USDA-BHT)," Journal of Economic Entomology 117(4), 1269-1272, (4 July 2024). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae129
Received: 18 March 2024; Accepted: 3 June 2024; Published: 4 July 2024
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KEYWORDS
harvesting
insect biomass
insect protein
insect trap
sustainable Agriculture
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