Claim · #6494835
Zicrona caerulea · biocontrol · Spodoptera litura
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“predaceous on larvae of Spodoptera litura, Semiothisa pervolgata, Catopsilia pyranthe”
- Authors
- Bhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- Insect Predators in Pest Management (CRC Press / Taylor & Francis)
- Page
- 137
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Zicrona caerulea (Pentatomidae: Asopinae) is a well-documented predatory stink bug that preys on lepidopteran larvae including Spodoptera and Helicoverpa, consistent with the Asopinae trophic role.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Zicrona caerulea is a confirmed asopine predator with published prey records on Spodoptera litura and other Lepidoptera in Indian field studies; mechanism (adults + nymphs predaceous) is biologically standard for the subfamily.”
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