Pollination: Influencing bee behaviour with caffeine

Natalie Hempel de Ibarra; Sean A Rands

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.073

Pollination: Influencing bee behaviour with caffeine

Natalie Hempel de Ibarra^*, Sean A Rands

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Abstract

Plant secondary metabolites found in floral nectar can affect the behaviour of pollinating insects, but how these changes benefit plants directly is little understood. An experimental study with bumblebees shows that recalling a caffeine-enhanced odour memory can increase flower visitation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R1090-R1092
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	31
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.073
Publication status	Published - 27 Sept 2021

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