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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