Toxicity of castor bean (Ricinus communis) pollen to honeybees

Assis, Eudmar Marcolino de; Fernandes, Ismael Malaquias dos Santos; Santos, Caio Sérgio; Mesquita, Luciene Xavier de; Pereira, R. A.; Maracajá, Patrício Borges; Soto-Blanco, Benito

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2011.02.010

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“…Several studies have reported on pollen having toxic properties or preventing the development of bees (Cristina et al , ; Praz et al , ; de Mesquita et al , ; Sedivy et al , ; Junior et al , ; de Melo et al , ; Bukovinszky et al , ; Vanderplanck et al , ). However, despite the growing number of studies documenting the presence of defence compounds in pollen and the toxic properties of some pollens, few studies have made a direct link between the presence of defence compounds in pollen and a detrimental effect on pollinators.…”

Section: Nature and Occurrence Of Pollen Defencementioning

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“…consumers of vegetative tissue), but also pollinators, must confront plant defence compounds. In many instances, pollen and nectar appear to deter, harm or even kill pollinators (Adler, ; Cristina et al , ; de Mesquita et al , ; Junior et al , ), suggesting that plant chemical defence could play an important ecological role in plant–pollinator interactions. However, how defence compounds affect pollinator ecology and evolution remains mostly unknown.…”

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Defence compounds in pollen: why do they occur and how do they affect the ecology and evolution of bees?

Rivest

Forrest

2019

New Phytologist

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Pollen plays two important roles in angiosperm reproduction, serving as a vehicle for the plant's male gametes, but also, in many species, as a lure for pollen-feeding animals. Despite being an important food source for many pollinators, pollen often contains compounds with known deterrent or toxic properties, as documented in a growing number of studies. Here we review these studies and discuss the role of pollen defensive compounds in the coevolutionary relationship between plants and bees, the preeminent consumers of pollen. Next, we evaluate three hypotheses that may explain the existence of defensive compounds in pollen. The pleiotropy hypothesis, which proposes that defensive compounds in pollen merely reflect physiological spillover from other plant tissues, is contradicted by evidence from several species. Although plants may experience selection to defend pollen against poor-quality pollinators, we also find only partial support for the protectionagainst-pollen-collection-hypothesis. Finally, pollen defences might protect pollen from colonisation by antagonistic microorganisms (antimicrobial hypothesis), although data to evaluate this idea are scarce. Further research on the effects of pollen defensive compounds on pollinators, pollen thieves, and pollen-colonising microbes will be needed to understand why many plants have chemically defended pollen, and the consequences of those defences for pollen consumers.

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Section: Nature and Occurrence Of Pollen Defencementioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Defence compounds in pollen: why do they occur and how do they affect the ecology and evolution of bees?

Rivest

Forrest

2019

New Phytologist

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“…Ricinus communis is an annual oilseed crop, which grows in tropical and subtropical regions widely distributed throughout the world (Junior et al, 2011;Anjani, 2014). Also, Perdomo et al, 2013 showed that oil production seed oil content ranges from 40 to 60% and annual oil production is about 1.8 million tons worldwide.…”

Section: An Overview Of Castor (Ricinus Communis)mentioning

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Antileishmanial derivates of natural products from Ricinus communis

Ahl

Hikal²

2022

Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies

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Continuous and advanced studies are necessary to explore and meet the continuous need of safe plant compounds necessary for pharmaceutical, therapeutic, food and other industries, especially special phytochemicals to be used as herbal and complementary medicine to combat various diseases and disorders. In this review, we highlight the uses of Ricinus communis in traditional medicine for treatment and others since ancient civilizations and its content of chemical compounds with multiple biological and therapeutic effects, including phenolic compounds, alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, terpenes and oils and their uses as anti-cancer, antioxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, insecticide and anti-asthma Anti-ulcers, antimalarials, anti-inflammatories, hepatoprotective, bone regeneration, analgesics and anticonvulsants. It is worth noting that Ricinus communis grows in tropical and subtropical regions widely distributed throughout the world and the active substances are found in various parts of the plant, which necessitated that we focus the light on the plant and its multiple benefits and its rich effective compounds to further clinical, experimental and advanced studies to explore more and verify safety prospects.

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“…It is also mentioned that this insect feeds on the nectar produced by the plant's extrafloral nectar glands (Rizzardo et al 2012;Waters et al 2014). A. mellifera is the principal pollinating insect of R. communis, and laboratory work has demonstrated that the pollen of this plant reduces bee survival (Junior et al 2011). According to these studies, expansion of R. communis as a crop in the semiarid region of Brazil for biodiesel production represents a risk for the native and domestic bees used for honey production.…”

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Arthropod pests and their management, natural enemies and flora visitors associated with castor (Ricinus communis), a biofuel plant: a review

López-Guillén

Gómez

Barrera

2020

Rev. Colomb. Entomol.

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Interest in bioenergetic crops, such as the castor oil plant Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae), for production of biodiesel has increased in recent years. In this paper, phytophagous arthropods, their natural enemies and floral visitors associated with this plant in the world are reviewed. Despite its insecticidal properties, arthropods have been reported feeding on R. communis plants. The arthropod pests of R. communis damage all parts of the plant, including the seeds, where some toxic compounds are even more concentrated. In the scientific databases, we found reports of 193 arthropods associated to R. communis in different parts of the world. This information obtained in the scientific databases was concentrated in a database and analyzed according to the coevolutive hypothesis, which allows us to predict that the greatest wealth and abundance of phytogenic arthropods is found in the center of origin by R. communis. According to this review, Achaea janata, Spodoptera litura, Edwardsiana flavescens, Liriomyza trifolii, L. sativae, Spilosoma obliqua, Cogenethes punctiferalis, Oxyrhachis taranda, and Helicoverpa armigera are the most devastating pests in Asia. In Africa, Agrotis ipsilon, S. exigua, Nezara viridula, Trialeurodes ricini, and Tetranychus urticae were mentioned as the most important. In Central and South-America, Phyllophaga sp., Agrietes sp., Erinnyis ello, N. viridula, Corythucha gossypii, Falconia antioquiana, and S. marima are reported as pests of economic importance. The most commonly reported natural enemies of some of these arthropod pests were species of Bacillus thuringiensis, B. cereus, B. popilliae, Trichogramma achaeae, T. chilonis, T. minutum, T. australicum, T. dendrolimi, T. pretiosum, T. evanescens, Microplitis rufiventris, M. maculipennis, M. ophiusae, Telenomus remus, T. proditor, Stethorus siphonulus and S. histrio. Apis mellifera is recorded as the main insect pollinator of R. communis. Pest management methods used against the arthropod pests of R. communis include biological, ethological, mechanical, cultural, genetic, and chemical control.

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Toxicity of castor bean (Ricinus communis) pollen to honeybees

Cited by 31 publications

References 31 publications

Defence compounds in pollen: why do they occur and how do they affect the ecology and evolution of bees?

Defence compounds in pollen: why do they occur and how do they affect the ecology and evolution of bees?

Antileishmanial derivates of natural products from Ricinus communis

Arthropod pests and their management, natural enemies and flora visitors associated with castor (Ricinus communis), a biofuel plant: a review

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