Manufacturers

Browse 12+ manufacturers in the insect farming industry.

Inkbird

China

Inkbird manufactures temperature and humidity controllers, probes, and monitoring equipment targeted at hobbyist and small commercial applications including homebrewing, food smoking, and controlled-environment agriculture. Their ITC and IHC controller lines are widely used in cricket farming operations for zone climate management due to low cost and broad availability through Amazon and direct channels.

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VIVOSUN

China

VIVOSUN produces controlled-environment growing equipment including grow tents, inline fans, carbon filters, and digital monitoring devices. Originally focused on the indoor cannabis cultivation market, their products are used across controlled-environment agriculture applications including cricket and insect farming where a dedicated thermally managed space is needed within a larger building.

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SensorPush

USA

SensorPush produces Bluetooth and WiFi temperature and humidity data loggers and associated gateway hardware for remote monitoring. Their HT1 and HT1 Plus sensors are used in pharmaceutical cold chain, wine storage, and food production monitoring, including commercial insect farms that need continuous environmental data with app-based alerting and historical export capability.

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Govee

China

Govee produces consumer and semi-commercial WiFi-connected temperature, humidity, and environment monitoring devices. Their thermometer hygrometer line connects directly to home WiFi networks without a separate gateway, making it accessible for small farm operations. Data logging, multi-sensor dashboards, and configurable alerts are managed through the Govee Home app.

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Harvest Right

USA

Harvest Right manufactures home and small-commercial freeze dryers used across food preservation, pet food production, and specialty ingredient processing. Their medium and large stainless steel models are the dominant freeze-drying option for small-scale cricket flour producers targeting premium markets where freeze-dried whole crickets or cricket powder command higher prices than oven-dried product.

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RentACoop

USA

RentACoop manufactures poultry raising equipment including waterers, feeders, nesting boxes, and incubators. Their chick-scale waterers, particularly the 1-quart and 1-gallon gravity-fed models, are widely repurposed in cricket farming for water delivery to mid and late instar nymphs and adults. The shallow trough design reduces drowning risk compared to open water dishes.

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Harris Farms

USA

Harris Farms produces poultry and small livestock raising equipment including feeders, waterers, and brooding accessories. Their 1-gallon plastic poultry waterers are repurposed extensively in cricket production for adult stage water delivery. Products are available through feed stores, Tractor Supply, and online agricultural retailers.

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Rubbermaid

USA

Rubbermaid is a major US manufacturer of storage containers, commercial cleaning equipment, and food service products. Their Roughneck and Commercial series plastic storage bins are the most widely used production bins in the North American cricket farming industry, valued for their durability, availability, resistance to repeated disinfection, and low cost relative to purpose-built insect rearing containers.

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Exo Terra

Canada

Exo Terra, a division of Hagen Group, manufactures reptile and amphibian terrarium equipment including habitat enclosures, lighting, substrates, and insect rearing containers. Their purpose-built insect breeding containers are used in cricket operations for quarantine, breeding colony isolation, and egg incubation applications where built-in ventilation is important.

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Titan Incubators

USA

Titan Incubators produces egg incubation equipment for poultry and reptile applications. Their incubators provide precise temperature control and, with added humidity management, are used by some cricket producers for controlled-condition egg incubation to standardize hatch timing. Precise incubation conditions at 90 to 92F with 80 to 90% RH improve hatch rate consistency and allow more reliable batch planning.

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Ranco

USA

Ranco is a manufacturer of commercial-grade temperature controls, pressure controls, and electronic controllers used in HVAC, refrigeration, and controlled environment agriculture. Their ETC series electronic temperature controllers are widely used in controlled environment farming operations including cricket farms where reliable zone temperature management is critical for production consistency. Ranco products are distributed through HVAC and refrigeration supply houses and online agricultural equipment retailers. The brand is owned by Emerson Electric.

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SAF Tehnika

Latvia

SAF Tehnika is a Latvian electronics manufacturer known in the insect farming and controlled environment agriculture communities for the Aranet4 wireless air quality monitor. The Aranet4 has become popular among cricket farmers for tracking CO2 and temperature levels in grow rooms, providing data that helps operators identify ventilation issues before they impact production. SAF Tehnika's wireless sensor products serve indoor air quality monitoring applications globally.

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