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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