Claim · #6492084
Insecta (class) · biocontrol · Insecta (class)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Predation on and parasitism of herbivores”
- Source
- Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition
- Authors
- Gliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W.
- Year
- 2023
- Publication
- CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group
- Page
- 96
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Predation and parasitism by natural enemies reducing herbivorous pest populations is a foundational, well-established principle of biological control and IPM.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Predation and parasitism by natural enemies regulating herbivorous pest populations is a foundational trophic-control principle well-supported across IPM and biocontrol literature.”
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