Claim · #6496196
Araneae (order) · biocontrol · Insecta (class)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“All spiders are friends of the farmer because they kill and eat pests”
- Source
- Natural Enemies in Farmers' Fields
- Authors
- Luther G.C., Srinivasan R.
- Year
- 2010
- Publication
- AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Spiders are universally predaceous arthropods feeding on insects; biocontrol designation is sound at the order level.”
- entomologist · plausible
“All Araneae are obligate predators using hunting or webs; subject/object and mechanism match standard entomological knowledge.”
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