FORMULATION FOR PROMOTING TARGETED POLLINATION OF PEAR TREE CROPS IN HONEY BEES

Fecha de publicación: 02/07/2020
Fuente: WIPO "apiculture"
A formulation and a composition that comprises it for promoting the pollination of pear crops (Pyrus) by biasing the foraging preferences of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). The formulation comprises the compounds limonene, linalool and α-pinene. Additionally, a method for targeting the bees' pollination activity towards the pear crops by using the formulation comprising the compounds limonene, linalool and α-pinene.