Method and System for Protecting Honey Bees, Bats and Butterflies from Neonicotinoid Pesticides
First Claim
1. A method for providing a pollinator with the ability to assimilate neonicotinoid pesticides, comprising, providing to a pollinator a modified bacteria of a species normally found in the gut microbiome of the pollinator, said modified bacteria being adapted to degrade a neonicotinoid pesticide, wherein the modified bacteria have genes involved in the degradation of neonicotinoid pesticides.
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Abstract
A method and system for the treatment of honey bees (Apis mellifera), bats, and butterflies protects them from various life threatening conditions, including Colony Collapse Disorder, white nose syndrome, etc. and in particular, provides honey bees, bats and butterflies with the ability to assimilate and degrade neonicotinoids.
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- 1. A method for providing a pollinator with the ability to assimilate neonicotinoid pesticides, comprising, providing to a pollinator a modified bacteria of a species normally found in the gut microbiome of the pollinator, said modified bacteria being adapted to degrade a neonicotinoid pesticide, wherein the modified bacteria have genes involved in the degradation of neonicotinoid pesticides.
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3. A method for providing a pollinator with the ability to assimilate neonicotinoid pesticides, comprising employing host-mediated microbiome selection whereby a microbial community is selected and modified indirectly through a host pollinator to positively affect the fitness of the pollinator, said selected host mediated microbiome being one of the skin and the gut microbiome and the modification of said microbiome comprising providing to the pollinator one of bacteria and bacterial genes that have the ability to degrade neonicotinoids.
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16. A method for providing a pollinator with the ability to assimilate neonicotinoid pesticides, comprising, inoculating a pollinator with a culture of neonicotinoid degrading bacteria, wherein the pollinator is a honeybee and wherein the neonicotinoid degrading bacteria is selected from the group consisting of ochrobactrum intermedium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Apergillus oryzae, Pseudomonas putida;
- Arthrobacter nicotinovarans, microsporum gypseum, pellicularia filamentosa; and
Microsporum gypseum. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
- Arthrobacter nicotinovarans, microsporum gypseum, pellicularia filamentosa; and
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