Lethal effects of tea‐oil Camellia on honeybee larvae due to pollen toxicity

2024/07/02 by C. X. Zhang, Hui‐Hui Feng, Yalei Liu +1 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Bee Products Chemical Analysis #Insect and Pesticide Research #Plant and animal studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/jipb.13731

openalex publication_date 2024/07/02 · openalex created_date 2024/07/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Toxicity tests on tea-oil Camellia flowers (Camellia oleifera) indicated that its pollen harmed honeybee larvae significantly more than pollen from oilseed rape (Brassica napus) flowers. The C. oleifera pollen contained high levels of the toxic triterpenoid theasaponin, which was undetectable in nectar.

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