Claim · #6493062
Aphidoletes aphidimyza · biocontrol · Aphididae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“predatory midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza … for control of greenhouse aphids”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 143
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphidoletes aphidimyza larvae are well-documented aphid predators used in greenhouse biocontrol; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphidoletes aphidimyza larvae (Cecidomyiidae) are well-documented aphid predators used in greenhouse biocontrol; mechanism correctly specifies larval stage as the predatory stage.”
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