Granted Patent B2

US 12,478,046 · App. 19/016,962 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Inventors: Zengrong Zhu (Hangzhou, CN); Jin Lv (Hangzhou, CN); Xin Yuan (Hangzhou, CN); Wenwu Zhou (Hangzhou, CN); Ping Qian (Hangzhou, CN); Wendi Wu (Hangzhou, CN)

Assignees: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY; HAINAN INSTITUTE OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY; HUZHOU PLANT PROTECTION QUARANTINE AND FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT STATION

A01K47/06

Abstract

Claims (18)

1 . An application method of an artificial nest for solitary bees, comprising the following steps:

S 1 : hanging, by a main enclosure tube ( 1 ), the artificial nest on a tall tree or a telephone pole by means of hanging rings ( 2 ), and meanwhile, providing an initial tension to fastening springs ( 42 ) in tightening mechanisms ( 4 ) to fasten and clamp trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) into the tightening mechanisms ( 4 ), thereby preventing the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) from falling off the tree or pole due to the influence of external factors;

S 2 : enabling an opening of the main enclosure tube ( 1 ) to face east, south or southeast and to be 1 to 2 m away from the ground;

S 3 : checking the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ), and sampling and dissecting so as to observe a nesting condition of bee species in the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ); and

S 4 : according to the nesting condition of bee species in the trapping hollow tube ( 3 ), selecting new trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) with an appropriate size to replace the original trapping hollow tubes.

2 . The application method of the artificial nest for solitary bees according to claim 1 , wherein when each trapping hollow tube ( 3 ) is dissected in step S 3 , one end of the trapping hollow tube ( 3 ) is pressed against a brim of a white porcelain plate, and a sealed end of a cell faces an experimenter; an area of about one third of the circumference of the trapping hollow tube is gently split with a knife along a direction of the tube; as the knife is sharp, in order to reduce damage to the cell, only 5 cm of the tube is cut with the knife, and then the tube is gently broken off by hand along the cut section of the tube.

3 . The application method of the artificial nest for solitary bees according to claim 1 , wherein the step S 4 of selecting new trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) is conducted such that the new trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) for trapping Isodontia nigella have a tube diameter of 9 mm to 10 mm; the new trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) for trapping Rhynchium quinquecinctum have a tube diameter of 10 mm to 11 mm; and the new trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) for trapping Euodynerus nipanicus and Osmia excavata Alfken have a tube diameter of 5 mm to 7 mm.

4 . The application method of the artificial nest for solitary bees according to claim 1 , wherein the step S 3 of checking the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) is conducted monthly.

5 . An application method of an artificial nest for solitary bees, comprising the following steps:

providing the artificial nest, the nest comprising a main enclosure tube ( 1 ), hanging rings ( 2 ), a plurality of trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ), and tightening mechanisms ( 4 ) for clamping the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 );

S 1 : hanging, by the main enclosure tube ( 1 ), the artificial nest on a tall tree or a telephone pole by means of the hanging rings ( 2 ), and meanwhile, providing an initial tension to the tightening mechanisms ( 4 ) to fasten and clamp the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) into the tightening mechanisms ( 4 ), thereby preventing the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) from falling off the tree or pole due to the influence of external factors;

S 2 : enabling an opening of the main enclosure tube ( 1 ) to face east, south or southeast and to be 1 to 2 m away from the ground; and

S 3 : checking the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ), and sampling and dissecting the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) so as to observe a nesting condition of bee species in the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ).

6 . The application method of the artificial nest for solitary bees according to claim 5 , further comprising:

S 4 : according to the nesting condition of bee species in the trapping hollow tube ( 3 ), selecting new trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) with an appropriate size to replace the original trapping hollow tubes.

7 . The application method of the artificial nest for solitary bees according to claim 6 , wherein the step S 4 of selecting new trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) is conducted such that the new trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) for trapping Isodontia nigella have a tube diameter of 9 mm to 10 mm; the new trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) 1 for trapping Rhynchium quinquecinctum have a tube diameter of 10 mm to 11 mm; and the new trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) for trapping Euodynerus nipanicus and Osmia excavata Alfken have a tube diameter of 5 mm to 7 mm.

8 . The application method of the artificial nest for solitary bees according to claim 5 , wherein when each trapping hollow tube ( 3 ) is dissected in step S 3 , one end of the trapping hollow tube ( 3 ) is pressed against a brim of a plate, and a sealed end of a cell faces an experimenter; an area of about one third of the circumference of the trapping hollow tube is gently split with a knife along a direction of the tube; as the knife is sharp, in order to reduce damage to the cell, only 5 cm of the tube is cut with the knife, and then the tube is broken off by hand along the cut section of the tube.

9 . The application method of the artificial nest for solitary bees according to claim 5 , wherein the step S 3 of checking the trapping hollow tubes ( 3 ) is conducted monthly.

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