AgroEco

Claim · #6492550

Coleomegilla maculata · biocontrol · Leptinotarsa decemlineata

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

preysOn GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Hazzard et al. (1991) detected no change in the functional response of Coleomegilla maculata (Coccinellidae) when corn pollen was given as supplement to the Colorado beetle egg prey”
Authors
Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
Year
2004
Publication
CSIRO Publishing
Page
81

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Coleomegilla maculata is a well-documented omnivorous coccinellid that preys on Leptinotarsa decemlineata eggs; the source quote correctly matches the structured fields and mechanism.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Coleomegilla maculata is a well-documented omnivorous coccinellid that preys on Leptinotarsa decemlineata eggs; pollen supplementation studies are consistent with its known biology.”

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