Claim · #6495646
Coccinellidae (family) · biocontrol · Crioceris asparagi
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
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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