Method, apparatus and compositions for the prophylaxis and treatment of colony collapse disorder

Abstract

The liquid solution or suspension comprises tonic and nutrient ingredients, mainly consisting of milk powder, sugars and lower organic acids, antioxidant and antiseptic ingredients contained in plant extracts and healing ingredients to bees, such as essential oils of thyme and oxalic acid.

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         23 . A liquid solution or suspension for prevention and treatment of Colony Collapse Disease (CCD), comprising:
 a) a nutrition composition comprising a sugar, a C 2 -C 6  organic acid, and milk powder, and optionally yeasts;   b) an antioxidant and antiseptic composition comprising an extract of  Origanum vulgare  and an extract of at least one plant selected from the group consisting of  Crocus sativus, Pelargonium graveolens, Monarda citriodora, Myristica fragrans,  and  Origanum majorana;  and   c) a medicinal composition for bees comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of thymol and extracts of  Thymus vulgaris,  and at least one selected from the group consisting of extracts of  Aloe arborescens,  oxalic acid, extracts of  Beta vulgaris  cv.  altissima,  and mixtures thereof.   
     
     
         24 . The liquid solution or suspension according to  claim 23 , wherein said nutrition composition comprises milk powder, acetic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid and one selected from the group consisting of glucose, fructose and a mixture of glucose and fructose, 
     
     
         25 . The liquid solution or suspension according to  claim 24 , wherein said nutrition composition further comprises glycerin. 
     
     
         26 . The liquid solution or suspension according to  claim 23 , wherein said liquid solution or suspension comprises an extract of  Origanum vulgare  and an extract of at least two selected from the group consisting of  Crocus sativus  extract;  Pelargonium graveolens  extract;  Myristica fragrans  extract; and  Origanum majorana  extract. 
     
     
         27 . The liquid solution or suspension according to  claim 26 , further comprising extract of  Monarda citriodora.    
     
     
         28 . The liquid solution or suspension according to  claim 23 , herein said medicinal composition for bees comprises extracts of  Thymus vulgaris,  extracts of  Aloe arborescens,  and oxalic acid. 
     
     
         29 . The liquid solution or suspension according to  claim 28 , wherein said medicinal composition for bees further comprises extract of  Beta vulgaris altissima.