ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,968, issued on July 15, was assigned to YNSECT (Every Courcouronnes, France).

"Egg-laying medium for insects comprising a solid substrate" was invented by Marianne Mathieu (Saint Pierre les Nemours, France), Pedro Escalante Noguera (Juvisy sur Orge, France), Fabrice Berro (Paris), Thibault Du Jonchay (Chevrieres, France) and Nathalie Berezina (Jarfalla, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Breeding of insects and the separation of insect eggs from other constituents of an egg-laying medium. An egg-laying medium for insects, comprising at least 80% by weight of a solid substrate in the form of particles, at least 85% by weight of sai...