Claim · #6495935
Reduviidae (family) · biocontrol · Lepidoptera (order)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Nymphs & adults eat: Many insects including large insects and worms”
- 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
- 5
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Reduviidae are well-known generalist predators of Lepidoptera larvae; biocontrol direction correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) nymphs and adults predate caterpillars; classic generalist predator role.”
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