Claim · #6494754
Coccinellidae (family) · biocontrol · Sitobion avenae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Coccinellid adults and larvae”
- Authors
- Dent D.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- CABI Publishing
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Coccinellidae (both adults and larvae) are well-documented aphidophagous predators of Sitobion avenae in UK winter wheat, consistent with IPM and biocontrol literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Coccinellid adults and larvae are well-documented aphidophagous predators; Sitobion avenae is a primary cereal aphid target in UK winter wheat IPM literature.”
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