Claim · #6494837
Eocanthecona parva · biocontrol · Hypena quadralis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“E. parva as a predator of Hypena quadralis (Walker), a pest on the medicinal plant”
- 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
- 136
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Eocanthecona spp. are known asopine predators in Indian agroforestry/medicinal-plant systems; predation on Hypena larvae on Tylophora indica is plausible and ecologically specific.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Eocanthecona parva is a recognized asopine predator of caterpillars in South Asia, and Hypena spp. on Tylophora is a documented host-pest combination, so the predator-prey link is consistent with known biology.”
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