Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Formulation for promoting targeted pollination of pear tree crops in honey bees
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Application No.: US16634077Application Date: 2018-07-25
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Publication No.: US11690376B2Publication Date: 2023-07-04
- Inventor: Walter M. Farina , Paula Carolina Díaz
- Applicant: CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y TÉCNICAS (CONICET) , UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
- Applicant Address: AR Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
- Assignee: CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y TÉCNICAS (CONICET),UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
- Current Assignee: CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y TÉCNICAS (CONICET),UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
- Current Assignee Address: AR Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires; AR Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.
- Priority: AR 170102102 2017.07.26
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/055550 2018.07.25
- International Announcement: WO2019/021210A 2019.01.31
- Date entered country: 2020-01-24
- Main IPC: A01N31/02
- IPC: A01N31/02 ; A01N27/00 ; A23K20/105 ; A23K20/163 ; A23K50/90 ; A01N31/04 ; A23K10/30
Abstract:
A formulation and a composition that comprises it for promoting the pollination of pear crops (Pyrus) by biasing the foraging preferences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The formulation comprises the compounds limonene, linalool and α-pinene. Additionally, a method for targeting the bees' pollination activity towards the pear crops by using the formulation comprising the compounds limonene, linalool and α-pinene.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200205404A1 FORMULATION FOR PROMOTING TARGETED POLLINATION OF PEAR TREE CROPS IN HONEY BEES Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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