Claim · #6492604
Podisus maculiventris · biocontrol · Lepidoptera (order)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris, is beneficial by feeding on many plant pests and particularly on caterpillars”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 109
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Podisus maculiventris is a well-documented predatory stink bug (Pentatomidae) that feeds on Lepidoptera larvae; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Podisus maculiventris is a well-documented polyphagous predatory pentatomid; predation on Lepidoptera larvae is its most studied biocontrol role, consistent with source quote and structured fields.”
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