Claim · #6492028
Syrphidae spp. · biocontrol · Aphididae spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Increasing syrphid fly diversity and density in sown flower strips”
- Authors
- Yousefi M., Marja R., Barmettler E., Six J., Dray A., Ghazoul J.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development
- Page
- 13
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Syrphid larvae as aphid predators is well-established; flower strips boosting adult syrphid diversity/density is extensively documented in agroecology literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Syrphid fly larvae (many aphidophagous species) predating aphids is well-established; flower strips enhancing adult syrphid diversity/density to boost larval biocontrol is standard IPM literature.”
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