Prevention of diseases in honeybees and reduction of pesticide residues in beeswax
AssigneeArkema Inc.
InventorChristian G. Becker
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Abstract
A beeswax and/or beehive or bee keeping equipment surface is treated with a composition containing at least one solvent, at least one surfactant and at least one oxidizing agent (e.g., peroxide), optionally also containing other components such as an oxidizing agent activator, a viscosifying agent, an enzyme and/or a pH control agent, to reduce the amount of pesticide residues on the beeswax surface and/or disinfect against any bacterial, viruses, and fungi infestation.
Claims21
A method of inactivating viruses in beeswax, beehives and/or beehive equipment, comprising contacting a beeswax, beehive and/or beehive equipment surface with a composition comprised of at least one solvent, at least one peroxide and at least one surfactant wherein said composition is activated by subjecting the composition to cold plasma ionizing during a fogging process before the composition contacts the beeswax, beehive and/or beehive equipment surface.
The method of claim 17, wherein the composition is comprised of from about 0.01% to about 10.0% by weight or from about 0.1% to about 5.0% by weight in total of viscosifying agent and/or gelling agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.