Patent ID: 7727517
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A01K,A01N,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of stabilizing a honey bee brood pheromone comprised of ten compounds, namely ethyl linoleate, ethyl linolenate, ethyl oleate, ethyl palmitate, ethyl stearate, methyl linoleate, methyl linolenate, methyl oleate, methyl palmitate and methyl stearate, which comprises incorporating with the ten compounds an effective amount of tertiary-butyl hydroquinone wherein the weight proportions of the compounds are methyl palmitate (3%), ethyl palmitate (3%), methyl stearate (17%), methyl oleate (24.95%), ethyl stearate (7%), ethyl oleate (8%), methyl linoleate (2%), ethyl linoleate (1%), methyl linolenate (0.05%), ethyl linolenate (0.05%) and tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (0.05%).