Claim · #6493105
Atheta coriaria · biocontrol · Delia radicum
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Potential control of cabbage root fly with the predatory staphylinid beetle Atheta coriaria”
- 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
- 46
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Atheta coriaria is a documented predatory staphylinid; predation on Delia radicum (cabbage root fly) pupae/larvae in soil is biologically consistent and source quote directly supports structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Atheta coriaria is a well-documented predatory staphylinid beetle used in biocontrol; predation on Delia radicum (cabbage root fly) larvae in soil is biologically consistent.”
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