Claim · #6492636
Blepharidopterus angulatus · biocontrol · Eucallipterus tiliae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Searching behaviour and prey-density requirements of Blepharidopterus angulatus as a predator of the lime aphid”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 90
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Blepharidopterus angulatus is a mirid bug (not anthocorid) known to predate Eucallipterus tiliae; source quote directly supports predation and prey-density framing.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Blepharidopterus angulatus is a well-documented mirid predator of Eucallipterus tiliae and leafhoppers on lime/linden; source quote directly supports predator-prey relationship and prey-density studies.”
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