AgroEco

Claim · #6495583

predatory arthropod community · biocontrol · herbivorous arthropods of apple

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“50-100% increase in predator species richness and abundance relative to herbivorous pests”
Authors
Brooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J.
Year
2015
Publication
New Phytologist

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Aromatic-herb intercropping enhancing natural-enemy abundance is consistent with conservation biocontrol literature.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Predator richness/abundance increases with aromatic-herb intercropping is documented in apple orchard studies.”

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