Claim · #6495647
Pentatomidae (family) · biocontrol · Crioceris asparagi
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Numerous soldier-bugs and small dragonflies prey on the larvae”
- 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
“Predatory pentatomids (e.g., Podisus, Perillus) prey on chrysomelid larvae including asparagus beetle; biocontrol direction correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Asopinae predatory stink bugs commonly attack soft-bodied chrysomelid larvae; classification as predator and life-stage targeting is accurate.”
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