Claim · #6494914
Eupeodes corollae · biocontrol · Capitophorus elaeagni
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“E. corollae consumed on an average 346 Capitophorus eleagni”
- 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
- 232
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Eupeodes corollae is a known migratory aphidophagous syrphid contributing to biocontrol; predation on artichoke aphid is consistent with its broad prey range.”
- entomologist · plausible
“The 346 Capitophorus elaeagni per larval period figure matches published consumption rates for E. corollae.”
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