摘要 |
The invention relates to a sweetened food composition for honey bees, the formulation of which contains at least one food-quality phytoalexin, preferably trans-resveratrol, in a quantity of between 0.1 and 2.8 wt.-%, inclusive, of the total weight of the composition. The composition can take the form of, and be administered as, a liquid food in sweetened solution (syrup) or a semi-solid food in the form of sweetened paste with a low moisture content of less than 50% (candy). In addition, the invention relates to a method for controlling infections in colonies of honey bees, particularly Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae, (Nosemosis A and C), comprising supplying beehives with at least one dose of the food composition. The method can be used to treat a beehive using programmed applications of the food, guaranteeing effective levels for at least five weeks, without producing aversive effects in the bee colony. |
申请人 |
UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID |
发明人 |
BERNAL YAGÜE, José Luis;DEL NOZAL NALDA, María Jesús;TORIBIO RECIO, Laura;BERNAL DEL NOZAL, José;MARTIN GOMEZ, María Teresa;HIGES PASCUAL, Mariano;MARTIN HERNANDEZ, Raquel |