Claim · #6495930
Nabidae (family) · biocontrol · Lygus hesperus
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Adult devouring a Lygus Bug”
- Source
- Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests
- Authors
- Baier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- NCAT/ATTRA
- Page
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Nabidae are generalist predators of soft-bodied insects including Lygus; image caption supports predation.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Damsel bugs (Nabidae) attack lygus bugs and other soft-bodied prey; well-established generalist predators.”
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