Claim · #6494920
Sphaerophoria scripta · biocontrol · Aphidoidea (superfamily)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“E. balteatus and Sphaerophoria scripta (Linnaeus) were found to be the predators bringing down aphid population”
- 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
- 237
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“S. scripta is a well-known generalist aphidophagous syrphid contributing to aphid suppression on brassicas including Brussels sprouts.”
- entomologist · plausible
“S. scripta and E. balteatus jointly suppressing aphid populations on Brussels sprouts is a published European IPM finding.”
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