Claim · #6492402
Brevicoryne brassicae · pest pressure · Brassica oleracea
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“management of the aphid pest Brevicoryne brassicae by hoverflies on cabbage”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 9
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Brevicoryne brassicae is a well-documented specialist aphid pest of Brassica oleracea; hoverfly larvae (Syrphidae) are established predators of aphid colonies, fully consistent with source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Brevicoryne brassicae is a well-documented aphid pest of Brassica oleracea; hoverfly larvae (Syrphidae) are established predators of aphid colonies, making this biologically sound.”
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