AgroEco

Claim · #6492927

Hedgerow predator and parasite community · biocontrol · Crop and livestock pests (community)

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“Source of predators and parasites of crop and livestock pests”
Authors
Fiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E.
Year
2023
Publication
CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group
Page
96

AI critic verdicts

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Hedgerows as refuge/source habitat for arthropod predators and parasitoids suppressing crop pests is well-documented in UK agroecology literature; direction and mechanism are biologically consistent.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Hedgerows as source habitat for natural enemies of crop/livestock pests is well-established in UK agroecology literature; mechanism, direction, and evidence tier all align.”

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