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US 2003/0170283 A1Published application
Composition, method, and apparatus to attract bees
OwnerSteven C. Thoenesinventor
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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.
Claims20
An apparatus to attract and immobilize bees, comprising:
- a substrate having a first side and a second side, and a first end and a second end;
- an adhesive composition disposed on at least one of said sides of said substrate;
- and
- a bee attracting composition disposed on said adhesive composition, wherein said bee attracting composition comprises:
- 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.
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A method of attracting and immobilizing bees, comprising the steps of:
- supplying a substrate having a first side and a second side and a first end a and a second end;
- coating at least one side of said substrate with an adhesive composition;
- and
- disposing a bee attracting composition onto said adhesive composition, wherein said bee attracting composition comprises:
- 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.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.