Claim · #6494836
Zicrona caerulea · biocontrol · Helicoverpa armigera
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“predaceous on larvae of... Helicoverpa armigera”
- 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
“Predation of Helicoverpa armigera larvae by Z. caerulea is consistent with the broader prey range of asopine pentatomids and is reported in Indian biocontrol literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“H. armigera larvae fall within the prey size and ecology window for Zicrona; the listing is supported by direct quote and is biologically coherent.”
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