Claim · #6492603
Orius insidiosus · biocontrol · Helicoverpa zea
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the insidious flower bug, Orius insidiosus, an important predator of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 110
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Orius insidiosus is a well-documented generalist predatory bug; predation on Helicoverpa zea eggs/larvae is established, and source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Orius insidiosus is a well-documented predatory hemipteran (Anthocoridae) known to prey on Helicoverpa zea eggs and small larvae; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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