Formulation and composition which promote targeted pollination by bees towards blueberry crops and related methods
AssigneesConsejo Nacional De Investigaciones Cientificas Y Tecnicas (Conicet), Universidad De Buenos Aires
InventorsWalter Marcelo Farina, María Cecilia Estravis Barcala, Florencia Palottini
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Abstract
Provided herein are formulations and compositions to favor the selective pollination of blueberry crops throughout a mixture of compounds effective for the olfactory training of bees in such a manner that they get attracted to blueberry flowers. A method for promoting targeted pollination by honeybees towards blueberry crops which uses the formulations and the compositions of the invention is also described.
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A composition that promotes targeted pollination by honeybees towards blueberry crops, wherein said composition comprises a sugar solution and a formulation diluted therein, wherein the formulation consists of between 35% and 45% v/v limonene, between 25% and 35% v/v cis-3-hexenyl acetate, and between 25% and 35% v/v cinnamyl alcohol.
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