AgroEco

Claim · #6492033

Erigone atra · biocontrol · Arthropoda (herbivores, general)

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“Sown weed strips in cereal fields: overwintering site and source habitat for Erigone atra”
Authors
Yousefi M., Marja R., Barmettler E., Six J., Dray A., Ghazoul J.
Year
2024
Publication
Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Page
14

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Erigone atra is a well-documented linyphiid money spider and generalist predator of herbivorous arthropods; weed/flower strips as overwintering refugia for such spiders is established IPM habitat-management literature.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Erigone atra is a well-documented linyphiid money spider and generalist predator in cereal agroecosystems; use of weed strips as overwintering/source habitat is biologically consistent with known epigeic spider ecology.”

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