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Cathartus quadricollis

Square-necked Grain Beetle

Category
invertebrate
Primary role
pest insect
Family
Silvanidae
Genus
Cathartus

Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Coleoptera | Silvanidae | Cathartus

3 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.

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Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Cathartus quadricollis.

biocontrol

  • This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Hypothenemus hampei (Coffee berry borer) · effect: beneficial
    “square-necked grain beetles were observed... to prey on all life stages of CBB”
    preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Kawabata A., Follett P., Wright M., Brill E., Curtiss R.T. (2016) · An Introduction to the Square-Necked Grain Beetle as a Predator of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawai'i · p. 1 #6495693
  • This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Hypothenemus obscurus (Apple twig beetle) · effect: beneficial
    “actively feed on eggs, larvae, and pupae of TNB and CBB in the galleries”
    preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Kawabata A., Follett P., Wright M., Brill E., Curtiss R.T. (2016) · An Introduction to the Square-Necked Grain Beetle as a Predator of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawai'i · p. 2 #6495694

provides refuge

  • This entity is the object of provides refuge by Leucaena leucocephala (Horse/wild tamarind, Jumbie bean, Lead tree, Leucaena) · effect: beneficial
    “adults and larvae have been found in the seedpods of koa haole”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Kawabata A., Follett P., Wright M., Brill E., Curtiss R.T. (2016) · An Introduction to the Square-Necked Grain Beetle as a Predator of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawai'i · p. 2 #6495974

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