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Device for diagnosing infestation

US10874090B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Bayer Animal Health GmbH · DE

Inventors

Klemens Krieger · Lindlar, DE
Jörg Habig · Cologne, DE
Ralph Büchler · Kirchhain, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 2, 2014
Grant date	Dec 29, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01K51/00
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for examining the infestation of honey bee colonies with Varroa mites. The device contains a container with a bottom, side walls and a cover. Within the container there is a means which causes the Varroa mites to drop off the bees, but does not harm the bees, and a means for fixing the dropped Varroa mites to the bottom of the container. The invention furthermore relates to a method of examining the degree of infestation of honey bee colonies with Varroa mites using the device according to the invention, and to a method for examining the sensitivity of the Varroa mites of a bee colony to various acaricid-containing active compounds using the device according to the invention.

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