Patents Assigned to CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENIIFICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET)
  • Formulation for promoting targeted pollination of almond tree crops in honey bees
    Patent number: 11457650
    Abstract: A formulation and a composition that comprises it for promoting the pollination of almond tree crops (Prunus dulcis) by biasing the foraging preferences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The formulation comprises the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde. Additionally, a method for targeting the bees' pollinizing activity towards the almond tree crops by using the formulation comprising the compounds limonene, linalool and benzaldehyde.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENIIFICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET), UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
    Inventors: Walter M. Farina, Maria Cecilia Estravis Barcala, Florencia Palottini