Miticidal beehive entranceway
OwnerAndrew Bramante, Raina Jaininventors
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Abstract
A miticidal beehive entranceway is provided having a solid substrate coated with a thymol-containing composition and having holes dimensioned to compel bees entering/exiting the beehive to walk through the holes and contact the thymol-containing composition, thereby exposing mites attached to the bee to a killing dose of thymol while not injuring the bee. In some embodiments, the entranceway may have agitating bristles (which may be coated with thymol) extending into the entranceway, which contact the body of the bee to agitate or dislodge the mites attached to the bee, further enhancing mite removal or death.
Claims13
An entranceway for a beehive comprising a solid substrate, said substrate dimensioned to completely occlude an entrance of the beehive and comprising a plurality of entry holes dimensioned to allow entry of bees into the beehive only when walking, and said substrate being coated with a thymol-containing composition, whereby bees entering the beehive are compelled to pass through the entry holes and contact the thymol-containing composition, wherein the thymol-containing composition is a mixture consisting essentially of thymol and an ether-based hydrophilic urethane.
A beehive comprising a removable entranceway, the entranceway comprising a solid substrate having a plurality of holes for restricting bees from flying into the beehive, the entranceway comprising a coating of a thymol-containing composition, whereby bees entering the beehive are compelled to walk through the holes and contact the thymol-containing composition, wherein the thymol-containing composition is a mixture consisting essentially of thymol and an ether-based hydrophilic urethane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.