Claim · #6492142
Coleoptera (order) · biocontrol · Aphidoidea (superfamily)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“great enhancement of predators (up to 1500 beetles per square meter) can be achieved in only 2 yr”
- 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
“Beetle banks in UK cereal systems are well-documented; 1500 beetles/m² density and 2-year colonization timeline align with Thomas et al. foundational research, and the source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Beetle banks with perennial grasses as overwintering habitat for polyphagous predatory beetles (e.g., Carabidae, Staphylinidae) suppressing cereal aphids is well-documented UK IPM literature; 1500 beetles/m² density aligns with Thomas et al. beetle bank studies.”
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