AuthorWingfield, M.J., van Wyck, P.S. & Viviers, M.
Year1989
TitleRust-spores, bees and pollen
TypePaper
SourceMycologist Vol 03 (1): 31-32.
IllustrationsHalf-tone photograph
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Honey bees collected uredospores of the rust, Melampsora ricini on the caster-oil plant, Ricinis communis in South Africa. Apparently this habit is well known among the local bee-keepers.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
CurrentApis melliferaHoney Bee, Hive Bee, Drone-beeAnimalia: Hymenoptera: Apidae
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