Claim · #6493102
Eocanthecona furcellata · biocontrol · Latoia lepida
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Functional response of Eocanthecona furcellata in relation to prey Latoia lepida”
- 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
- 53
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Eocanthecona furcellata is a well-documented predatory pentatomid that preys on lepidopteran larvae; Latoia lepida (limacodid caterpillar) is a known prey, and functional response studies on this pair are documented in Indian agroecological literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Eocanthecona furcellata (Pentatomidae) is a well-documented predatory stink bug attacking lepidopteran larvae including Limacodidae like Latoia lepida; functional response studies are standard for such predator-prey pairs.”
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