For antagonists and mutualists: the paradox of insect toxic secondary metabolites in nectar and pollen

Dietary Phytochemicals, Honey Bee Longevity and Pathogen Tolerance

(2019) Elisa Bernklau et al.   Insects

Secondary metabolites from nectar and pollen: a resource for ecological and evolutionary studies

(2019) Evan C. Palmer-Young et al.   ECOLOGY

Bumblebee Rejection of Toxic Pollen Facilitates Pollen Transfer

(2019) Xiao-Yue Wang et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Mechanisms in mutualisms: a chemically mediated thrips pollination strategy in common elder

(2019) Alison S. Scott-Brown et al.   PLANTA

Effects of short-term exposure to naturally occurring thymol concentrations on transmission of a bumble bee parasite

(2018) Kristina W. Rothchild et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Disease where you dine: Plant species and floral traits associated with pathogen transmission in bumble bees

(2018) Lynn S. Adler et al.   ECOLOGY

Crop Domestication Alters Floral Reward Chemistry With Potential Consequences for Pollinator Health

(2018) Paul A. Egan et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Chemistry of floral rewards: intra- and interspecific variability of nectar and pollen secondary metabolites across taxa

(2018) Evan C. Palmer-Young et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

The role of disease in bee foraging ecology

(2017) Hauke Koch et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Floral colour change as a potential signal to pollinators

(2016) Graeme D Ruxton et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Plant secondary metabolites in nectar: impacts on pollinators and ecological functions

(2016) Philip C. Stevenson et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Leaf trichomes and foliar chemistry mediate defence against glasshouse thrips; Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bouché) in Rhododendron simsii

(2016) Alison S. Scott-Brown et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Plant toxin levels in nectar vary spatially across native and introduced populations

(2016) Paul A. Egan et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Pollinator specialization: from the individual to the community

(2016) Berry J. Brosi   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

From 'mad honey' to hypotensive agents, the grayanoid diterpenes

(2016) James R. Hanson   SCIENCE PROGRESS

Bumble bee parasite strains vary in resistance to phytochemicals

(2016) Evan C. Palmer-Young et al.   Scientific Reports

Flowers with caffeinated nectar receive more pollination

(2015) James D. Thomson et al.   Arthropod-Plant Interactions

Caffeinated Forage Tricks Honeybees into Increasing Foraging and Recruitment Behaviors

(2015) Margaret J. Couvillon et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Nectar chemistry modulates the impact of an invasive plant on native pollinators

(2015) Erin Jo Tiedeken et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Learning context modulates aversive taste strength in honey bees

(2015) M. G. de Brito Sanchez et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Pyrethroids and Nectar Toxins Have Subtle Effects on the Motor Function, Grooming and Wing Fanning Behaviour of Honeybees (Apis mellifera)

(2015) Caitlin J. Oliver et al.   PLoS One

Secondary metabolites in floral nectar reduce parasite infections in bumblebees

(2015) L. L. Richardson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Gut microbiota mediate caffeine detoxification in the primary insect pest of coffee

(2015) Javier A. Ceja-Navarro et al.   Nature Communications

The chemical ecology of plant-pollinator interactions: recent advances and future directions

(2015) Amy L Parachnowitsch et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Unexpected Occurrence of Caffeine in Sleep-Inducing Herbal Teas

(2014) Caroline Mathona et al.   CHIMIA

Arranging the bouquet of disease: floral traits and the transmission of plant and animal pathogens

(2014) Scott H. McArt et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Secondary Compounds in Floral Rewards of Toxic Rangeland Plants: Impacts on Pollinators

(2014) Rebecca E. Irwin et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Herbivore Defence Compounds Occur in Pollen and Reduce Bumblebee Colony Fitness

(2014) Sarah E. J. Arnold et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Toxins induce ‘malaise’ behaviour in the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

(2014) Victoria Hurst et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

Bumblebees are not deterred by ecologically relevant concentrations of nectar toxins

(2014) E. J. Tiedeken et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Discovery of pyrazines as pollinator sex pheromones and orchid semiochemicals: implications for the evolution of sexual deception

(2014) Björn Bohman et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Norditerpene alkaloid concentrations in tissues and floral rewards of larkspurs and impacts on pollinators

(2013) Daniel Cook et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY

Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators

(2013) Adam J Vanbergen et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Dose-dependent effects of nectar alkaloids in a montane plant-pollinator community

(2013) Jessamyn S. Manson et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Flower color polymorphism in Iris lutescens (Iridaceae): Biochemical analyses in light of plant–insect interactions

(2013) Hui Wang et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Caffeine in Floral Nectar Enhances a Pollinator's Memory of Reward

(2013) G. A. Wright et al.   SCIENCE

Combined effects of global change pressures on animal-mediated pollination

(2013) Juan P. González-Varo et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Botanical insecticide research: many publications, limited useful data

(2013) Murray B. Isman et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

‘Good Heavens what insect can suck it’- Charles Darwin, Angraecum sesquipedale and Xanthopan morganii praedicta

(2012) JOSEPH ARDITTI et al.   BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Specific herbivore-induced volatiles defend plants and determine insect community composition in the field

(2012) Y. Xiao et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The mirror crack'd: both pigment and structure contribute to the glossy blue appearance of the mirror orchid,Ophrys speculum

(2012) Silvia Vignolini et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Honeybees and nectar nicotine: Deterrence and reduced survival versus potential health benefits

(2011) Angela Köhler et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Intraspecific variation in alkaloid profile of four lupine species with implications for the pea aphid probing behaviour

(2011) Bożena Kordan et al.   Phytochemistry Letters

Parallel Reinforcement Pathways for Conditioned Food Aversions in the Honeybee

(2010) Geraldine A. Wright et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Can optimal defence theory be used to predict the distribution of plant chemical defences?

(2010) Andrew C. McCall et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Ecological impacts of invasive alien species on bees

(2009) Jane C. Stout et al.   APIDOLOGIE

Molecular and genomic basis of volatile-mediated indirect defense against insects in rice

(2008) Joshua S. Yuan et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Field Experiments with Transformed Plants Reveal the Sense of Floral Scents

(2008) D. Kessler et al.   SCIENCE