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Chrysoperla carnea · biocontrol · Lepidoptera (order)

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

preysOn GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Cry1Ab Bt toxin adversely affected predacious lacewing Chrysoperla carnea”
Authors
Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
Year
2004
Publication
CSIRO Publishing

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Chrysoperla carnea larvae are well-documented predators of lepidopteran larvae; prey-mediated Bt toxin exposure causing adverse effects is supported by published tritrophic studies.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Chrysoperla carnea larvae are well-documented predators of lepidopteran larvae; prey-mediated Bt toxin effects on lacewing larvae are consistent with published tritrophic studies (e.g., Hilbeck et al. 1998).”

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