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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2012
Kirsten J. Mccabe, White Rock, NM (US);
Robert M. Wingo, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Timothy K. Haarmann, Jemenz Pueblo, NM (US);
Andrew Sutherland, Davis, CA (US);
Walter D. Gubler, Davis, CA (US);
Kirsten J. McCabe, White Rock, NM (US);
Robert M. Wingo, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Timothy K. Haarmann, Jemenz Pueblo, NM (US);
Andrew Sutherland, Davis, CA (US);
Walter D. Gubler, Davis, CA (US);
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
A specialized conditioning protocol for honeybees that is designed for use within a complex agricultural ecosystem. This method ensures that the conditioned bees will be less likely to exhibit a conditioned response to uninfected plants, a false positive response that would render such a biological sensor unreliable for agricultural decision support. Also described is a superboosting training regime that allows training without the aid of expensive equipment and protocols for training in out in the field. Also described is a memory enhancing cocktail that aids in long term memory retention of a vapor signature. This allows the bees to be used in the field for longer durations and with fewer bees trained overall.