Toxicity of castor bean (Ricinus communis) pollen to honeybees

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 221-223

  Junior, Eudmar Marcolino de Assis ^a   Fernandes, Ismael Malaquias dos Santos ^a   Santos, Caio Sérgio ^a   Mesquita, Luciene Xavier de ^a   Pereira, Rogério Aparecido ^a   Maracajá, Patrício Borges ^b   Soto Blanco, Benito ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI ÁRIDO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apidae; Castor bean; Hymenoptera; Poisonous plants; Toxic pollen

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CULTIVATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HONEYBEE; LEGUME; POLLEN; SAMPLING; SEED PRODUCTION; SEMIARID REGION; SURVIVAL; VEGETABLE OIL;

BRAZIL;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 79954634126     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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