Claim · #6493094
Forficula auricularia · biocontrol · Aphididae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“earwigs are useful as predators of aphids and other harmful invertebrates”
- Authors
- Bhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- Insect Predators in Pest Management (CRC Press / Taylor & Francis)
- Page
- 44
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Forficula auricularia is a well-documented omnivorous predator of aphids in European orchards; source quote directly supports the biocontrol/beneficial classification.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Forficula auricularia is a well-documented omnivorous predator of aphids in European orchards; biocontrol role and stage/seasonal absence caveat are biologically consistent.”
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