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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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