Claim · #6492139
Meligethes aeneus · herbivory · Brassica napus
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“parasitism of rape pollen beetle was about 50% at the edge of the fields, while at the center dropped to 20%”
- Source
- Agroecosystems Analysis
- Authors
- Rickerl D., Francis C., Gliessman S.R., Nicholls C.I., Altieri M.A., Janke R.R., Dobbs T.L., Flora C.B., Schumacher T.E., Caldwell R.M., Salomonsson L., Lieblein G., Helenius J., Kirschenmann F.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- Agronomy Monograph No. 43, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America
- Page
- 57
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Parasitism gradients from field edge to center are well-documented for Meligethes aeneus in European oilseed rape; 50% edge vs 20% center aligns with landscape-scale biological control literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Spatial parasitism gradients in Meligethes aeneus (by Tersilochus spp.) with higher rates at field edges are well-documented in European IPM literature; source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
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