Claim · #6494034
Coccinellidae (family) · biocontrol · Coccus viridis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the larvae are voracious predators of the ant's favorite food, the green coffee scale”
- Authors
- Vandermeer J.H.
- Year
- 2009
- Page
- 235
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Coccinellidae larvae as voracious predators of soft scales (Coccus viridis) is well-established; source quote directly supports the extracted claim and mechanism.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Coccinellid larvae as voracious predators of soft scales (Coccidae) like Coccus viridis is well-documented; stage-specific role (larvae) is correctly specified.”
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