# US 2003/0147933 A1 · Composition, method, and apparatus to attract bees

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- Number: US 2003/0147933 A1
- Document ID: US20030147933A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 10/337,108
- Filed: 2003-01-06
- Published: 2003-08-07
- Earliest claimed: 2000-05-08
- Inventors: Steven C. Thoenes
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20030147933A1

## CPC

- A01K 57/00: Appliances for providing, preventing or catching swarms; Drone-catching devices
- A01N 37/02: Saturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof
- A01N 37/36: containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio analogue, or of a derivative thereof, e.g. hydroxy-carboxylic acids
- A01N 37/40: having at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same aromatic ring system
- A01N 37/42: containing within the same carbon skeleton a carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a carbon atom having only two bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. keto-carboxylic acids
- A01N 49/00: Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, containing compounds containing the group [IMAGE cpc-sch-A01N-0948.gif], wherein m+n>=1, both X together may also mean —Y— or a direct carbon-to-carbon bond, and the carbon atoms marked with an asterisk are not part of any ring system other than that which may be formed by the atoms X, the carbon atoms in square brackets being part of any acyclic or cyclic structure, or the group [IMAGE cpc-sch-A01N-0949.gif], wherein A means a carbon atom or Y, n>=0, and not more than one of these carbon atoms being a member of the same ring system, e.g. juvenile insect hormones or mimics thereof (containing hydrocarbons A01N27/00)
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS

## Abstract

Applicant's invention includes an improved bee attracting composition. Applicant's invention further includes a bee attracting device formed from his improved bee attracting composition. Applicant's bee attracting device can be further coated with a second bee attracting composition. Applicant's invention further includes a method and apparatus for attracting and immobilizing bees using a substrate coated with an adhesive composition upon which Applicant's bee attracting composition is disposed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bee attracting composition, comprising:
4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol;
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate;
9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid;
R-(−)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid;
S-(+)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid;
geranial;
neral;
geraniol;
nerolic acid;
geranic acid; and
farnesol;
wherein said 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol, methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid, R-(−)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid, S-(+)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid, geranial, neral, geraniol, nerolic acid, geranic acid, and farnesol, are present in amounts effective to attract bees.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein:
said 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol is present in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 10 parts;
said methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is present in an amount between about 5 parts and about 200 parts;
said S-(+)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid is present in an amount between about 5 parts and about 200 parts;
said R-(−)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid is present in an amount between about 5 parts and about 1000 parts;
said 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid is present in an amount between about 25 parts and about 4000 parts;
said geranial is present in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said neral is present in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said geraniol is present in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said nerolic acid is present in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said geranic acid is present in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts; and
said farnesol is present in an amount between about 1 part and about 5 parts.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, further comprising octyl acetate.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The composition of claim 3, wherein said octyl acetate is present in an amount between about 10 parts and about 4000 parts.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The composition of claim 4, further comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of butanol, butyl acetate, isopentanol, isopentyl acetate, 2-heptanol, 2-heptyl acetate, 2-nonanol, 2-nonanyl acetate, and benzyl acetate.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The composition of claim 5, further comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of hexadecan-1-yl acetate, pentadecane, neryl acetate, geranyl acetate, farnesyl acetate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The composition of claim 5, further comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of butanol, butyl acetate, isopentanol, isopentyl acetate, 2-heptanol, 2-heptyl acetate, 2-nonanol, 2-nonanyl acetate, and benzyl acetate.

### Claim 8

A bee attracting composition formed by combining:
4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol;
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate;
9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid;
R-(−)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid;
S-(+)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid;
geranial;
neral;
geraniol;
nerolic acid;
geranic acid; and
farnesol;
wherein said 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol, methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid, R-(−)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid, S-(+)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid, geranial, neral, geraniol, nerolic acid, geranic acid, and farnesol, are present in amounts effective to attract bees.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The composition of claim 8, wherein:
said 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 10 parts;
said methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is added in an amount between about 5 parts and about 200 parts;
said S-(+)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid is added in an amount between about 5 parts and about 200 parts;
said R-(−)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid is added in an amount between about 5 parts and about 1000 parts;
said 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid is added in an amount between about 25 parts and about 4000 parts;
said geranial is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said neral is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said geraniol is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said nerolic acid is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said geranic acid is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts; and
said farnesol is added in an amount between about 1 part and about 5 parts.

### Claim 10

A bee attracting composition formed by combining:
4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol;
methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate;
9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid;
R-(−)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid;
S-(+)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid;
octyl acetate;
geranial;
neral;
geraniol;
nerolic acid;
geranic acid; and
farnesol;
wherein said 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol, methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid, R-(−)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid, S-(+)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid, geranial, neral, geraniol, nerolic acid, geranic acid, and farnesol, are present in amounts effective to attract bees.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The composition of claim 10, wherein:
said 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethanol is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 10 parts;
said methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is added in an amount between about 5 parts and about 200 parts;
said S-(+)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid is added in an amount between about 5 parts and about 200 parts;
said R-(−)-9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid is added in an amount between about 5 parts and about 1000 parts;
said 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid is added in an amount between about 25 parts and about 4000 parts;
said octyl acetate is added in an amount between about 10 parts and about 4000 parts;
said geranial is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said neral is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said geraniol is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said nerolic acid is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts;
said geranic acid is added in an amount between about 0.1 parts and about 500 parts; and
said farnesol is added in an amount between about 1 part and about 5 parts.