AgroEco

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Coccinellidae (family) · biocontrol · Crioceris asparagi

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“several species of ladybird beetles which feed on the eggs”
Source
Commercial Vegetable Production in Hawaii
Authors
Krauss F.G.
Year
1932
Publication
University of Hawaii Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin No. 16
Page
59

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Coccinellid predation on Crioceris asparagi eggs is a documented biocontrol relationship; subject/object direction correct.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Several coccinellid species are known egg predators of asparagus beetle; predator-prey direction and life-stage specificity match the source quote.”

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