AgroEco

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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