Claim · #6494888
Coccinellidae (family) · biocontrol · Aphidoidea (superfamily)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“most successful biocontrol agents of aphids and other soft-bodied insect pests”
- 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
- 188
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Coccinellidae are the most-cited family for aphid biocontrol in agroecological literature, including soft-bodied prey such as scales and psyllids.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Ladybird beetles are textbook aphidophagous predators; the claim is canonical for both larvae and adults across Coccinella, Harmonia, Hippodamia.”
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