Claim · #6495974
Leucaena leucocephala · provides refuge · Cathartus quadricollis
provides refuge · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“adults and larvae have been found in the seedpods of koa haole”
- 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
- 2
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Seedpod refuge for Cathartus quadricollis on Leucaena is biologically reasonable; quote supports adults+larvae in seedpods.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cathartus quadricollis (Silvanidae) is a known stored-product/seed-associated beetle; seedpod refuge is consistent with its biology.”
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