Claim · #6495693
Cathartus quadricollis · biocontrol · Hypothenemus hampei
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“square-necked grain beetles were observed... to prey on all life stages of CBB”
- Source
- An Introduction to the Square-Necked Grain Beetle as a Predator of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawai'i
- Authors
- Kawabata A., Follett P., Wright M., Brill E., Curtiss R.T.
- Year
- 2016
- Publication
- UH-CTAHR Insect Pests IP-40
- Page
- 1
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cathartus quadricollis (Silvanidae) is reported as a facultative predator inside CBB galleries in Hawaiian coffee.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Silvanid grain beetles are known opportunistic predators; preying on CBB life stages within galleries is documented in Hawaii.”
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