Claim · #6495030
Agromyza lantanae · biocontrol · Lantana camara
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Lantana seed fly, Agromyza lantanae Froggatt”
- 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
“Agromyza lantanae was one of the earliest classical biocontrol agents introduced to Hawaii (1902) against Lantana camara, a foundational case in weed biocontrol history.”
- entomologist · plausible
“A. lantanae (Agromyzidae) larvae feed in Lantana fruits/seeds; agromyzid seed-feeder mechanism on Lantana is consistent with the family's biology.”
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