Delivery of compositions to arthropods
AssigneeExosect Limited
InventorsClare Gillian Storm, Nicola Jane Huggett
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Abstract
A method of delivering a biologically active chemical agent to an arthropod pest of a bee, comprising exposing a surface of the said bee to carnauba wax particles having a volume mean diameter of at least 10 μm comprising at least one biologically active chemical agent, wherein the bee delivers the biologically active chemical agent to the arthropod pest, characterized in that the carnauba wax particles consist essentially of 89.5-99.4% by weight of carnauba wax; ≦10% by weight of biologically active chemical agent; and 0.5% by weight of flow agent.
Claims18
A method of delivering a biologically active chemical agent to an arthropod pest of a bee, wherein the arthropod pest is located at a discrete location selected from a field, a crop, a honeycomb, a nest, a plant and a hive, comprising:
- exposing a surface of the bee to carnauba wax particles in powder form having a volume mean diameter of at least 10 μm and comprising at least one biologically active chemical agent,
- wherein the bee delivers the biologically active chemical agent to the arthropod pest, and
- wherein the carnauba wax particles consist essentially of:
- 89.5-99.4% by weight of carnauba wax;
- ≦10% by weight of biologically active chemical agent;
- and
- 0.5% by weight of flow agent.
A method of substantially maintaining honey flow in a hive comprising:
- controlling the population of arthropod pests in said hive by exposing the said pests to populations of carnauba wax particles in powder form that consist essentially of:
- 89.5-99.4% by weight of carnauba wax;
- ≦10% by weight of biologically active chemical agent;
- and
- 0.5% by weight of flow agent,
- wherein the carnauba wax particles have an average particle size diameter in the range of 10 to 100 μm.
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