Claim · #6495184
Coccinellidae (family) · biocontrol · Aphidoidea (superfamily)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“natural enemy community including predators reduces herbivore pressure”
- Authors
- Dainese M., Martin E.A., Aizen M.A., Albrecht M., Bartomeus I., Bommarco R., Carvalheiro L.G., Chaplin-Kramer R., Gagic V., Garibaldi L.A., Ghazoul J., Grab H., Jonsson M., Karp D.S., Kennedy C.M., Kleijn D., Kremen C., Landis D.A., Letourneau D.K., Marini L., Poveda K., Rader R., Smith H.G., Tscharntke T., Winfree R., Zhang W., Zou Y., et al.
- Year
- 2019
- Publication
- Science Advances
- Page
- 2
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Coccinellid predation of aphids is textbook biocontrol; well-supported across global croplands as natural enemy guild member.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Coccinellidae-Aphidoidea predation is canonical; both adults and larvae feed on aphids. Mechanism correct.”
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