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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean Paul Remon, Melle, BE;
Franciscus Joanna Jacobs, Scheldewindeke, BE;
Assignee:
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 5/100 ; A01K 4/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 5/100 ; A01K 4/702 ;
Abstract
A beeswax mimetic substance is described which comprises or consists essentially of a synthetic or semisynthetic wax, in particular a microcrystalline wax. The wax preferably has a relatively narrow range of mean carbon chain length. An apiculture accessory using the wax and a method of operating beehives using the wax to reduce disease and pests in beehives is described.