FOOD COMPOSITION FOR HONEY BEES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFECTIONS IN BEES USING SAID FOOD

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.