Claim · #6495029
Eulocastra argentisparsa · biocontrol · Striga angustifolia
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“seeds of individual Striga angustifolia (Witch weed) plant can be destroyed completely by the larvae of the noctuid, Eulocastra argentisparsa”
- 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
- 300
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Seed-destroying noctuid larvae on Striga spp. are reported in the Indian biocontrol literature; the claim is faithful to a documented natural-enemy interaction with Striga angustifolia.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Eulocastra argentisparsa (Noctuidae) is recorded as a Striga seed-feeder in Indian entomological literature; the noctuid larval seed-predator mechanism is biologically reasonable.”
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