Claim · #6493575
Pentatomidae (family) · biocontrol · Lepidoptera (order)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Immature stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) sucking body contents from larval prey”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 334
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Predatory Pentatomidae (e.g., Podisus, Oechalia) are well-documented piercing-sucking predators of Lepidoptera larvae; source quote directly supports the mechanism and direction.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Predatory pentatomids (e.g., Podisus, Stiretrus) are well-documented piercing-sucking predators of lepidopteran larvae; mechanism and interaction direction are correct.”
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