Claim · #6492141
Syrphidae (family) · biocontrol · Aphidoidea (superfamily)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“enhanced abundance of aphidophagous predators, especially syrphid flies, and reduced aphid populations”
- 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
- 56
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Syrphidae larvae are well-documented aphidophagous predators; Phacelia tanacetifolia as a floral resource attracting adult syrphids is a canonical conservation biocontrol finding consistent with the source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Syrphidae larvae are well-documented aphidophagous predators; adults use Phacelia nectar/pollen, supporting the mechanism and source quote.”
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