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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Jay D. Evans, Harwood, MD (US);
Yanping Chen, Boyds, MD (US);
James Tauber, Rockville, MD (US);
Evan Palmer-Young, Greenbelt, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/724 (2006.01); A23K 20/163 (2016.01); A23K 50/90 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23K 50/90 (2016.05); A23K 20/163 (2016.05); A61K 31/724 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to compositions for reducing viral load in bees, the compositions comprising at least one plant secondary metabolite and a carrier comprising at least one sweetener, kits comprising such compositions, and methods of using such compositions to reduce viral load in bees.