Toxicity ofAstragalus MiserV.Serotinusto the Honeybee
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 19 (3) , 196-199
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1980.11100022
Abstract
Summary Field observations in 3 years linked the occurrence of honeybee poisoning to the flowering of timber milkvetch (Astragalus miser v. serotinus). The nectar of this plant was found to contain miserotoxin, a nitropropanol glycoside. Feeding trials with caged bees demonstrated the toxicity of aliphatic nitro compounds TLC methods were developed for detecting nitro-toxins in nectar and the rectal sac of the honeybee.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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