Claim · #6495583
predatory arthropod community · biocontrol · herbivorous arthropods of apple
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
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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