Claim · #6492490
Holcus lanatus · biocontrol · Aphidoidea (superfamily)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“beetle banks sown with perennial grasses such as Dactylis glomerata and Holcus lanatus”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 47
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Beetle banks using Holcus lanatus as overwintering habitat for aphid predators (carabids, staphylinids) is well-documented in IPM literature; source quote directly supports the mechanism.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Holcus lanatus is a well-documented beetle bank grass providing overwintering habitat for polyphagous aphid predators (Carabidae, Staphylinidae); source quote confirms the species association.”
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