Original paper
The Honeybee as Pharmacophorus Insect
König, Bernd
Entomologia Generalis Volume 14 Number 2 (1988), p. 145 - 148
13 references
published: Dec 1, 1988
DOI: 10.1127/entom.gen/14/1988/145
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Abstract
Recently appeared an excellent review upon "insects pharmacophagously utilizing defensive plant chemicals (pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA)) (Boppré 1986) dealing predominantly with Lepidoptera and emphasizing both aspects of gaining protection by the PA against insectivorous animals as well as the use of them as pheromone precursors and as growth determinants alike.
Keywords
honeybee • plant chemicals • Lepidoptera • pheromone