JP3067738U - Insect breeding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To be easily and stably and appropriately arranged in an insect breeding case, and to be enjoyable as a display. SOLUTION: The tool 1 is used as a hiding place for insects by being put in an insect breeding case 2 and includes a tool base 4 and a plant imitation body 5 such as a flower attached to the tool base. At one or a plurality of positions 4, a plant imitation body mounting portion 9 including a rod-shaped projection or the like is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to an insect breeding tool that is used as a hiding place, that is, a substitute for grassy grass, when placed in a case for breeding insects such as a tin bug.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, insects such as tinworms have been bred by breeding insect mats in breeding cases with air-permeable lids. In addition, since stink bugs are nocturnal, they are bred by placing flowers and trees on insect mats to create a hiding place so that they can feel safe.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 By the way, the flowers constituting the hiding place for the above-mentioned stink bugs need to be replaced frequently because they are fresh and dry, and taking in and out of the flowers is troublesome. In an urban area where fresh flowers are difficult to obtain, artificial flowers may be used instead of flowers, but there is a problem that it is difficult to arrange them stably and appropriately. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to easily and stably and appropriately arrange it in an insect breeding case, and to enjoy it as a display. The aim is to provide the best insect breeding equipment as a hiding place for insects.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In the present invention, the following technical measures are taken to achieve the above object. That is, the present invention relates to a tool used as a hiding place for insects in an insect breeding case, comprising a tool base and a plant imitation such as a flower attached to the tool base. Another feature is that plant imitation body mounting portions are provided at a plurality of locations. In this case, the insect breeding tool can be constructed using various materials such as paper, woven fabric, non-woven fabric, wire, wood made of synthetic resin natural / chemical fiber.

[0005] According to this configuration, the plant imitation is appropriately mounted on the base to form a desired grass, and the base is placed on the insect breeding mat. They can be arranged, and the number and direction of the plant imitations can be changed arbitrarily according to the shape and size of the insect breeding case, and can be enjoyed as a display. Further, the insect breeding tool according to the present invention is characterized in that the base is formed in a frame shape, a lattice shape or a disk shape. With such a configuration, the stability of the tool base is enhanced, the tool base can be stably placed on the insect mat, and the children can easily handle the base.

Further, the insect breeding tool according to the present invention is characterized in that the base has a frame shape and the shape can be freely changed. In this case, the base may be made of a material having elasticity like a wire, a soft synthetic resin, or a flexible material such as a wire as a core material. Further, the insect breeding tool according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of the bases are configured to be connectable or separable. In this case, the number of tool bases can be determined according to the size of the insect breeding case, and the combination can be enjoyed arbitrarily as a display.

In the insect breeding tool according to the present invention, the tool base and the plant imitation can be made of a synthetic resin. By adopting such a configuration, productivity can be increased and costs can be reduced, and it can be provided at low cost, and can be washed and cleaned with water or the like, and can be used for a long time as an insect breeding tool. The insect breeding tool according to the present invention is characterized in that the plant imitation body mounting portion of the base is formed of a projection or a recess. With this configuration, the structure of the mounting portion is extremely simple and easy to manufacture, and the number of plant imitations can be arbitrarily increased and decreased by freely attaching and detaching the plant imitations. It can increase fun. The imitation plant can be fixed to the tool base with an adhesive or the like.

[0008] Furthermore, a plurality of protrusions or recesses of the base can be provided at a plurality of locations, respectively, and thereby, the number of plant imitations can be arbitrarily increased or decreased. The substrate of the insect breeding equipment according to the present invention can be composed of a closed or open-cell synthetic resin foam. In this case, by making the base of the plant imitation into a stick or a needle, the base can be inserted into the foam to constitute the plant imitation mounting portion and the plant imitation can be mounted at the same time. Further, it is preferable that a deodorant / antibacterial agent is mixed into the resin raw material, or the foamed substrate is subjected to deodorant / antibacterial treatment.

[0009]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of an insect breeding tool 1 according to the present invention. The insect breeding tool 1 is disposed on an insect mat 3 in an insect breeding case 2 and is used as a hiding place for insects, that is, grass. A tool base 4 and a flower which is detachably attached to the tool base 4 are provided. The imitation bodies 5 are formed separately from a synthetic resin having flexibility.

The breeding case 2 has a rectangular shape made of plastic, and a plastic lid 6 is provided at an upper opening thereof so as to be openable and closable, and the insect mat 3 is provided on an inner bottom of the case 2. Is laid. The lid 6 is provided with a plurality of ventilation holes 7 on the top and side surfaces, and is provided with means for engaging with the case (not shown). Further, a handle 8 is provided for easy carrying. Have been. As shown in FIG. 2, the tool base 4 of the insect breeding tool 1 has a circular ring shape, and has a plurality of rod-shaped upward projections at six locations (six locations in FIG. 2) on the upper peripheral surface. (In FIG. 2, three) are provided.

The imitation plant 5 resembles a grass that hides a cricket, such as a worm, a pine worm, or a katydid, and as shown in FIG. A ring-shaped mounting ring 12 is provided at the base end of the first ring. Then, one or a plurality of mounting ring portions 12 of the imitation body 5 are externally fitted to the rod-shaped mounting portion 9 to be mounted. Since the insect breeding tool 1 according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, when using the same, the cover 6 is removed from the insect breeding case 2 and the insect mat 3 laid in the case 2 through the case opening. It can be placed stably and properly with a simple work of putting it on the top. In addition, by appropriately increasing or decreasing the number of the plant imitations 5, the degree of overgrowth can be adjusted, and a hiding place or environment suitable for insect breeding can be created. It is possible to adapt.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 13 denotes a tree stock or a model tree imitating a tree stock. FIG. 4 shows a main part of a second embodiment of the insect breeding tool 1 according to the present invention, that is, a tool base 4, which is different from the first embodiment in that the base 4 has a rectangular frame shape. The point 9a of the flower imitation body mounting portion 9 composed of the rod-like projections is slightly enlarged and the tip is shaped like a sword, so that the imitation body 5 does not come out naturally and is pulled slightly strongly. Thereby, except that the imitation body 5 can be extracted, the same operation and effect as in the first embodiment can be expected.

Accordingly, the same components as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIG. 2, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted. In the second embodiment, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, the substrate 4 is provided with a reinforcing material 14 in a vertical or horizontal direction or one of the two to form a lattice, and a flower imitation body mounting portion 9 is provided. It can be configured. FIG. 5 shows the main part of the insect breeding tool 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, that is, the tool base 4, which is different from the first and second embodiments in that the base 4 has a square plate (or board) shape. This has the same operational effects as the first and second embodiments. Therefore, detailed description is omitted.

FIG. 6 shows a main part of a fourth embodiment of the insect breeding tool 1 according to the present invention, particularly a tool base 4. The difference from the first embodiment is that an elastic material such as a wire is provided inside the tool base 4. A core material (not shown) is provided and is made bendable. The shape of the substrate 4 can be arbitrarily set or can correspond to the size of the insect breeding case 2. Except for the effect that the pleasure can be increased, the same operation and effect as in the first embodiment are exerted. FIG. 7 shows a fifth embodiment of the insect breeding tool 1 according to the present invention, particularly a tool base 4, which differs from the third embodiment in that a plurality of the tool bases 4 can be connected and separated. This is a point that is possible, and a point that the mounting portion 9 of the flower artificial body 5 is a hole. An engagement protrusion 15 is provided on one end surface of the base 4, and the protrusion 15 is provided on the opposite end surface. An engaging recess 16 to be fitted is provided. In the fifth embodiment, the base of the stem 11 of the plant imitation 5 does not have a mounting ring, and the base is pointed so as to be easily inserted into the mounting portion 9 having a hole.

According to the fifth embodiment, the number of the bases 4 may be increased or decreased in accordance with the size of the insect breeding case 2, and the bases 4 may be formed into an L, T, cross, or the like. Connect to any shape and enjoy it as a display. In the fifth embodiment, the planar shape of the tool base 4 can be rectangular, rhombic, triangular, pentagonal, hexagonal or other polygonal, circular, elliptical or the like. Further, the base 4 of the insect breeding tool 1 according to the present invention can be made of a closed or open-cell synthetic resin foam. In this case, the tool base 4 is preferably subjected to an antibacterial treatment and a deodorizing treatment. Note that, instead of the antibacterial / deodorant treatment, an antibacterial agent and a deodorant can be mixed in the foam production raw material. In addition, the plant imitation 5 has a base 11 in the form of a rod or a needle, so that the base 11 is inserted into the tool base 4 made of the foam to form the plant imitation mounting portion 9 (hole) and the plant imitation The imitation body 5 can be mounted.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the plant imitation 5 is not limited to plants and flowers, but can be any imitation of any plant.

[0017]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, the insect breeding tool according to the present invention is a tool used as a hiding place for insects in an insect breeding case, and includes a tool base and a imitation body such as a flower attached to the tool base. And a plant imitation mounting portion comprising rod-shaped protrusions and holes is provided at one or more locations of the tool base, so that the plant imitation is appropriately mounted on the base to form desired grass. By simply placing the substrate on an insect breeding mat, it can be easily, stably and properly arranged, and the number and orientation of the plant replicas can be adjusted according to the shape and size of the insect breeding case. It can be changed arbitrarily and can be enjoyed as a display.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially omitted enlarged perspective view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the insect breeding tool of the first embodiment is placed in an insect breeding case.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a tool base which is a main part of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a tool base which is a main part of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a tool base which is a main part of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a tool base which is a main part of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Insect rearing tool 2 Insect rearing case 4 Tool base 5 Plant imitation 9 Plant imitation mounting part

Claims (7)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A tool used as a hiding place for insects in an insect breeding case, comprising a tool base and a plant imitation mounted on the tool base, wherein the tool base is provided at one or more places. An insect breeding tool, comprising a plant imitation body attachment portion. 2. The insect breeding tool according to claim 1, wherein the substrate has a frame shape, a lattice shape, or a disk shape. 3. The insect breeding tool according to claim 1, wherein the base has a frame shape and is changeable in shape. 4. The insect breeding tool according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said bases are configured to be connectable or separable. 5. The tool base and the plant imitation are made of synthetic resin.
An insect breeding tool according to any one of the above. 6. The plant imitation body mounting portion of the base body comprises a projection or a concave portion.
Insect breeding tools according to claim 1. 7. The substrate according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of projections or depressions are provided at a plurality of positions.
Insect breeding tools according to claim 1.