RU196475U1 - Colorado potato beetle collection device - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for collecting the Colorado potato beetle belongs to the field of agriculture. The device comprises a frame on wheels on which a shaking mechanism and a drive for the beetle and its larvae are mounted. The shaking mechanism is made in the form of two mesh drums made of elastic material, mounted eccentrically with the possibility of free rotation and height adjustment. The device is equipped with a suction element that creates an air flow, which ensures the advancement of bugs and their larvae, which are shaken by freely rotating mesh drums, which, hitting a perforated partition installed in front of the suction element, fall into the drive. The device provides an increase in the quality of collection of the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae while reducing the complexity of the process. 1 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of agriculture and can be used to protect cultivated potatoes from the Colorado potato beetle without the use of pesticides.

One of the most dangerous pests of the aerial parts of the potato during its growing season are the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle actively and completely eating, in the absence of control of it, its entire leaf and even stem parts. The yield loss of potato tubers in this case is from 30 to 80% or more (Shpaar D., Postnikov A, Shkalikov V.K., 2006 p. 295-300)

A device for collecting the Colorado potato beetle is known (Patent RU No. 2148910) comprising a frame with support wheels, on which are located a mechanism for shaking off beetles with a beetles collection mechanism consisting of two trays.

The main disadvantage of the device is the high metal consumption of the structure.

The closest in technical essence to the claimed utility model includes a device for collecting the Colorado potato beetle, (Patent RU No. 187619) containing a frame with support wheels on which the shaking mechanism and drives are mounted.

The specified device does not provide the necessary quality of collecting insects, since part of the shaken insects falls on the ridge, under the bushes of potatoes, in addition, the device has low productivity, as it is intended for use on household and small farms.

From an analysis of the known technical solutions used to collect the Colorado potato beetle, it was revealed that the technical problem in this area is the need to expand the arsenal of technical means to protect potato plants from the Colorado potato beetle.

 The technical result of the utility model is to increase the collection quality of the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae while reducing the complexity of the process.

The specified technical result is ensured by the fact that in the device for collecting the Colorado potato beetle containing a frame on wheels, on which the shaking mechanism and the drive of the beetle and its larvae are mounted, the shaking mechanism is made in the form of two mesh drums made of elastic material installed eccentric with the possibility of free rotation and height adjustment, in addition, the device is equipped

a suction element that creates an air flow, which ensures the advancement of bugs and their larvae, which are shaken by freely rotating mesh drums, which hit the perforated partition installed in front of the suction element and fall into the drive.

The utility model is illustrated in the diagram.

A device for collecting Colorado beetles and its larvae consists of a frame 1, on which a shaking mechanism is mounted, made in the form of two mesh drums 2 and a suction element, which is used as a fan 3, operating from the tractor power take-off shaft. A perforated partition 4 is installed in front of the fan 3. A drive 5 is mounted to collect bugs and their larvae shaken from the aerial part of the potato.

The device operates as follows. On the frame 1, supported by supporting wheels (not shown in the diagram) with height adjustment depending on the tops of the tops, mesh drums 2 are mounted on the width of the ridge. When the rowing unit moves between rows, the eccentrically installed mesh drums 2, freely rotating, shake easily potato shoots, and a fan 3 working from the tractor’s power take-off shaft creates a retracting air flow, sucking the falling beetles and their larvae, which hit the perforated partition 4 mounted with an inclination in front of the fan 3 rum and fall into the reservoir 5, preventing the fall of the insects on the ridge, under the bushes potatoes. Mesh drums 2 made of elastic material provide easy shaking of plants without injuring their shoots. The removal of beetles and their larvae from the aerial part of the potato is carried out, if necessary, at least 3-4 times as they appear until the end of flowering plants and the beginning of the decay of shoots.

It is possible to collect insects at the same time when carrying out inter-row cultivations, hilling potatoes and applying mineral fertilizers.

Conclusions. Compared with the prototype, the proposed device for collecting the Colorado potato beetle provides high-quality collection of the Colorado potato beetle and its larvae while reducing the complexity of the process of removing insects from the aerial parts of potatoes.

Claims (1)

A device for collecting a Colorado potato beetle containing a frame on wheels on which a shaking mechanism and a drive are mounted, characterized in that the shaking mechanism is made in the form of two mesh drums made of elastic material mounted eccentrically with the possibility of free rotation and height adjustment, in addition , the device is equipped with a suction element, which is used as a fan, which creates an air flow, which promotes the promotion of shaken beetles and larvae in the drive.

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