Flexible bladder for soaking the earth and collecting earthworms

Details Flexible bladder for soaking the earth and collecting earthworms Flexible bladder for soaking the earth and collecting earthworms

1993-07-19

1994-04-12

Mancene, Gene

Animal husbandry

Worm culture

239145, 47 79, A01K 6700

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053016335

ABSTRACT:
A flat and thin bladder device is used to cause earthworms to migrate to the earth's surface for easy collection. The bladder is laid flat on the earth's surface and has a maximum thickness between its top wall and bottom wall of not over about 5 centimeters but has area dimensions greater than 1 meter in all directions and not greater than about 4 meters in all directions. The maximum thickness of the bladder is limited by a pattern of spaced connections between the top wall and bottom wall forming the bladder. At least the bottom wall is opaque to block out light under it, and the bottom wall has a plurality of openings that are substantially uniformly distributed for the escape of water from the bladder to earth underlying the bottom wall. Water is introduced to the bladder at a rate about equal to the rate of water escaping from the bottom wall. Soaking the earth under the bladder causes earthworms to migrate to the surface and they are then easily collected as portions of the bladder are lifted to expose them.

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