Abstract
All parts of plants of the genus Zigadenus (Liliaceae) contain numerous alkaloids through both vegetative and reproductive periods (Willaman and Li, 1970). Even the pollen, and perhaps nectar, of one species, A. venenosus, have been shown to be toxic to honey bees (Hitchcock, 1959). This high toxicity is presumably the reason why herbivores have seldom been found feeding on the plants (Tepedino, 1982), and why few insect species seem to visit the flowers (Tepedino, 1981). The purpose of this note is to report the findings of incidental observations and insect collections made during a study of the ecophysiology of Z. nuttallii. Insects were collected during the morning on several calm, sunny days during the first half of May 1985 (about 10 hours collecting time), from populations in tallgrass prairie on the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas (Knapp, 1986, for details).
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