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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2016
Applicant:
University of North Carolina AT Greensboro, Greensboro, NC (US);
Inventors:
Kaira Wagoner, Greensboro, NC (US);
Olav Rueppell, Greensboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 51/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The presently disclosed subject matter provides tritriacontene compositions for inducing hygienic behavior in honey bees; mite-infested brood extract compositions for inducing hygienic behavior in honey bees; methods of inducing hygienic behavior in honey bees; methods of selecting one or more honey bee(s) exhibiting hygienic behavior, and methods for assessing the degree of hygienic behavior within a honey bee colony.