AgroEco

Claim · #6496020

semi-natural habitat · attracts natural enemy · Arthropoda (phylum)

attracts natural enemy · effect: beneficial

interactsWith GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“landscapes with higher proportions of semi-natural areas exhibited lower pest abundance”
Source
Does landscape composition affect pest abundance and their control by natural enemies? A review
Authors
Veres A., Petit S., Conord C., Lavigne C.
Year
2013
Publication
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
Page
1

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Landscape-scale association between semi-natural habitat and natural-enemy abundance / pest suppression is well-supported in the conservation biocontrol literature.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Semi-natural habitat enhancing arthropod natural-enemy populations and reducing pest pressure is consistent with established landscape-ecology evidence.”

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