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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1983
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1982
Jean R Finney, St. John's, CA;
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Newfoundland, CA;
Abstract
A novel method and package for both storing and shipping of nematodes and/or nematode eggs in their dormant state for the biological control of insects is provided herein. The package comprises: (1) a water-impervious container having a removable cover; (2) at least one pair of discrete, formed, substrates, each comprising an open celled, light weight foam having wicking action, the substrates substantially filling, and disposed in the container and below the cover, the foam being capable of retaining water within the foam, and when soaked in distilled water, of providing a distilled water having a pH of about 5 to about 7, the pair of substrates being disposed in face-to-face relationship; and at least one storage cavity at the interface between the pair of substrates for the placement therein of nematodes and/or nematode eggs in their dormant state, the wicking action of the foam serving to maintain the nematodes and/or nematode eggs moist. This enables the safe storage and transport of the nematodes for biological and agricultural use.