Claim · #6493569
Hippodamia convergens · biocontrol · Aphididae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“ladybird beetles, Hippodamia convergens, are frequently used in augmentation”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 337
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Hippodamia convergens is a well-documented aphidophagous coccinellid used in augmentative biocontrol in the US; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Hippodamia convergens is a well-documented aphidophagous coccinellid widely sold for augmentative biocontrol in the US; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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