Roger P Graham

US Patent:

20180228162, Aug 16, 2018

Filed:

Feb 10, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/429528

Inventors:

Roger Graham - Bargersville IN, US

International Classification:

A01N 63/00
A01N 25/08
A01N 25/30
A01N 65/44
A01N 35/02
A01N 31/02
B65D 41/04
B65D 35/44
B65D 83/00
A01K 57/00

Abstract:

A biodegradable swarm lure formulation effective to provide for continuous release of one or more queen bee pheromone from a carrier over an extended period of time to effectively attract members of target honey bee populations includes a tincture of queen bee and a carrier effective to provide a substantially continuous release of the at least one queen bee pheromone over an extended period of time. One swarm lure formulation includes a tincture of queen bee, a biodegradable wax carrier, an emulsifier, a citral, a geraniol and a lemon grass oil. A swarm lure formulation dispenser can be used to apply a quantity of the swarm lure formulation to a swarm trap or hive to attract honey bees to the swarm trap or hive to encourage creation of a new colony of honey bees in the swarm trap or hive.