VSI - Model IR-502 - Insect Oviposition Brushing Machine

FromVienna Scientific Instruments GmbH (VSI)

In insect rearing facilities, females are often allowed to oviposit (i.e. deposit eggs) on moist paper strips. Commonly, the eggs are collected after paper drying by laboratory personnel - using fine brushes to manually brush the eggs into containers for maturation. As this process is very time consuming and thus not suitable for high-throughput mass rearing facilities, we developed the VSI IR-502 brushing machine to automatically and efficiently remove and collect insect eggs from paper strips. For oviposition harvest, paper strips are gradually entered between two counter rotating barrels equipped with brushes. The brushing speed can be adjusted stepless. Oviposition is collected from an extractable storage compartment at the bottom. The user-friendly IR-502 machine significantly reduces the time for insect egg collection in insect research and mass rearing settings. The design allows for easy cleaning of all parts.