Claim · #6494785
Coccinellidae (family) · biocontrol · Aphididae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“contact with aphid, scale and mealybug honeydew arrest both parasitoids, lacewings and cocinellid predators”
- Authors
- Dent D.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- CABI Publishing
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Honeydew kairomone arrestment of generalist predators including coccinellids is a well-established predator-prey location mechanism underpinning conservation biocontrol practice.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Coccinellid arrestment in response to aphid, scale, and mealybug honeydew (sugars + amino acids functioning as kairomones) is repeatedly demonstrated in lab and field assays (Hagen, Carter, Dixon).”
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