Bee attractants

US9301521B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9301521-B2
Application numberUS-201414200599-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 7, 2014
Priority dateMar 13, 2013
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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Abstract

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Chemical attractants to Osmia lignaria and other bees are provided herein along with methods of using the attractants.

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We, the inventors, claim: 1. A method for attracting Osmia spp. bees to a nesting structure, a nest site, or an area for nesting comprising applying to said nesting structure, said nest site, or said area for nesting an effective amount of a nesting attractant to attract said Osmia spp. bees to said nesting structure, said nest site or said area for nesting wherein said nesting attractant is selected from the group consisting of decanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, a combination of any two thereof, and a combination of all three thereof; and optionally a carrier. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said Osmia spp. bee is selected from the group consisting of O. lignaria, O. cornifrons, O. bucephala, O. aglaia, O. ribifloris, O. bruneri, O. cornuta , and O. bicornis. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said carrier comprises ethyl alcohol. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said effective amount of said decanoic acid is between approximately 11 mg and approximately 110 mg, said effective amount of said dodecanoic acid is between approximately 11 mg and approximately 110 mg, and said effective amount of said tetradecanoic acid is between approximately 11 mg and approximately 110 mg.

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  • A01N37/02Primary

    Saturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof · CPC title

  • Vapour or smoke emitting compositions with delayed or sustained release · CPC title

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What does patent US9301521B2 cover?
Chemical attractants to Osmia lignaria and other bees are provided herein along with methods of using the attractants.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Us Agriculture, AgPollen LLC, Us Agriculture
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A01N37/02. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).