United States Patent
US Patent 5023359: Use of organic salts of copper for the treatment…
US 5023359 · granted 1991-06-11
Abstract
Organic copper salts having the formula I ##STR1## are used for the treatment of honeybees contaminated by various acarians and namely by the specific mite Varroa jacobsoni.These salts are utilized either as such, or in the form of compositions containing them, optionally in admixture with diluents, nutritive ingredients and other active principles.The compositions according to the invention are useful in the field of breeding and agriculture in restoring the sanitary condition in the hives.
| Patent Number | 5023359 |
|---|---|
| Title | Use of organic salts of copper for the treatment of honeybee's parasitic diseases |
| Filed | 1990-06-13 |
| Granted | 1991-06-11 |
| Inventor(s) | Bounias; Michel, Dufour; Jean F. |
| Assignee | Benechim, S.A. |
| Number of Claims | 12 |
Abstract
Organic copper salts having the formula I ##STR1## are used for the treatment of honeybees contaminated by various acarians and namely by the specific mite Varroa jacobsoni.These salts are utilized either as such, or in the form of compositions containing them, optionally in admixture with diluents, nutritive ingredients and other active principles.The compositions according to the invention are useful in the field of breeding and agriculture in restoring the sanitary condition in the hives.
Claim 1
A method of treating honeybees contaminated with acarian parasites which comprises feeding to said bees, an ingestible aqueous solution of at least one organic copper saltat a concentration up to 1 g. copper/l., having the formula: ##STR5## in which R and R', may be the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of: polyhydroxylated hydrocarbon chains having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, straight or cyclic hydrocarbon chains bearing an amino radical, having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, linear or cyclic hydrocarbon chains having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, substituted by from 2 to 4 amino groups in the presence of a carboxylic group, hydrocarbon chains having both an amino group and an amido group, hydrocarbon chains having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms bearing one or several hydroxyl groups in the presence of one or more carboxylic groups.
Claims
12 totalA method of treating honeybees contaminated with acarian parasites which comprises feeding to said bees, an ingestible aqueous solution of at least one organic copper saltat a concentration up to 1 g. copper/l., having the formula: ##STR5## in which R and R', may be the same or different, and are selected from the group consisting of: polyhydroxylated hydrocarbon chains having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, straight or cyclic hydrocarbon chains bearing an amino radical, having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, linear or cyclic hydrocarbon chains having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, substituted by from 2 to 4 amino groups in the presence of a carboxylic group, hydrocarbon chains having both an amino group and an amido group, hydrocarbon chains having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms bearing one or several hydroxyl groups in the presence of one or more carboxylic groups.