Claim · #6492622
Coleomegilla maculata · biocontrol · Leptinotarsa decemlineata
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Mortality of eggs of Colorado potato beetle from predation by Coleomegilla maculata”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 92
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Coleomegilla maculata is a well-documented generalist predator; egg predation on Leptinotarsa decemlineata is supported by literature and the source quote directly matches the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Coleomegilla maculata is a well-documented omnivorous coccinellid known to predate Leptinotarsa decemlineata eggs; source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
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