DEVICE TO KEEP WORMS FROM CRAWLING AWAY Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A01K67/33 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agriculture, in particular, to the field of soil biotechnology, and may be used for cultivation of local species of earthworms both compost and non-compost ones, to produce precious organic fertiliser - biohumus. A vermidevice comprises a body with vertical walls, a vermibed and a device to keep worms from crawling away. The device to keep worms from crawling away is made as detachable in the form of a strip from natural or synthetic material, having one or two fleecy or rugged surfaces. The strip may be made both from solid or composite material, different or same, with width from 3 to 20 cm. The strip is fixed as capable of detachment in the upper part along the perimeter of the vermidevice body, in the area of worm cultivation. Fleecy or rugged surfaces of the strip are covered with ash or slaked lime, which irritates worm skin. Between the wall of the vermidevice and the strip along the entire perimeter of the vermidevice there is a pocket filled with an irritant.

EFFECT: invention makes it possible during realisation to provide for increased efficiency of its operation and convenience.

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