Claim · #6492123
Ipomoea batatas · biocontrol · Pheidole megacephala
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“control of the sweet-potato weevil is frequently accomplished through the physical relocation of nests”
- Authors
- Vandermeer J.H.
- Year
- 2011
- Publication
- Jones and Bartlett Publishers
- Page
- 15
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pheidole megacephala is a documented predatory ant used in Cuban agroecology against Cylas formicarius; nest relocation as a biocontrol mechanism is consistent with established tritrophic IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Pheidole megacephala is a well-documented aggressive predatory ant; physical nest relocation as an IPM strategy against sweet-potato weevil (Cylas formicarius) in Cuba is biologically coherent and consistent with the source quote.”
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