Claim · #6492545
Syrphidae (family) · biocontrol · Aphididae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Pollen feeding is very common among predators ... Gilbert 1986 on Syrphidae”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 68
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Syrphid adults feeding on pollen/nectar and larvae predating aphids, with honeydew as arrestant, is well-documented tritrophic biology consistent with the source quote and structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Syrphid larvae are well-documented aphid predators; adults feed on pollen/nectar; honeydew as arrestant is established syrphid foraging ecology (Read et al., Gilbert 1986).”
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