Insecta (class)
- Category
- other
- Primary role
- unclassified
43 AI-consensus-verified claims across 6 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Insecta (class).
- Azadirachta indica150 maladies4 shared claims
- Plantae (kingdom)3 shared claims
- Araneae (order)2 shared claims
- Arachnida (class)2 shared claims
- Zea maysCorn2 shared claims
- climate warming (abiotic driver)1 shared claim
- cropland (anthropogenic habitat)1 shared claim
- Heterorhabditidae (family)1 shared claim
biocontrol
- This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Diverse plantings will attract and retain beneficial insects, including the predator and parasitoid species”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“predator and parasitoid species so important for IPM and PHC strategies”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Arachnida (class) · effect: beneficial
“Spiders feed mainly on insects and keep insect pests from developing into large populations”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedMagdoff F., Van Es H. (2021) · Building Soils for Better Crops: Ecological Management for Healthy Soils (Fourth Edition) · p. 57 #6492058 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Arachnida (class) · effect: beneficial
“Spiders feed mainly on insects and keep insect pests from developing into large populations”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedMagdoff F., Van Es H. (2021) · Building Soils for Better Crops: Ecological Management for Healthy Soils (Fourth Edition) · p. 57 #6492072 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Predation on and parasitism of herbivores”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition · p. 96 #6492081 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Predation on and parasitism of herbivores”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition · p. 96 #6492083 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Predation on and parasitism of herbivores”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition · p. 96 #6492084 - This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Control of Insect Pests by Promotion of Beneficial Insects”
preysOn ✓ 1/2 AI critics agreedGliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition · p. 178 #6492085 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Azadirachta indica (150 maladies) · effect: harmful
“pesticides (e.g., azadirachtin from Azadirachta indica)”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedFiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492086 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Azadirachta indica (150 maladies) · effect: beneficial
“pesticides (e.g., azadirachtin from Azadirachta indica)”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedFiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492087 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Parasitoidea (superfamily) · effect: beneficial
“A compatible winter crop can be responsible for the successful overwintering of large numbers of parasites”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Farrell J.G., Hecht S.B., Liebman M., Magdoff F., Murphy B., Norgaard R.B., Sikor T.O. (1995) · Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture · p. 165 #6492212 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Arthropoda (phylum) · effect: beneficial
“Strip-cutting alfalfa forces predators to move from alfalfa to other crops”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Farrell J.G., Hecht S.B., Liebman M., Magdoff F., Murphy B., Norgaard R.B., Sikor T.O. (1995) · Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture · p. 165 #6492213 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Araneae (order) · effect: beneficial
“spiders benefit humans by serving as natural enemies of insect pests”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Geocoris spp. · effect: beneficial
“the Geocorinae (Geocoris species and others) is important as natural enemies of insect pests”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Hippodamia convergens (Convergent Lady Beetle) · effect: beneficial
“The native convergent ladybird beetle, Hippodamia convergens, is one of the most common coccinellid species in North America”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Heterorhabditidae (family) · effect: beneficial
“cultured and sold commercially to control garden pests and mosquitoes”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedEldor A. Paul (editor); R.P. Voroney, R.J. Heck, Ken Killham, Jim Prosser, D. Lee Taylor, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, David C. Coleman, Diana H. Wall, Janice E. Thies, Ellen Kandeler, Serita D. Frey, Alain F. Plante, Maddie M. Stone, William B. McGill, Sherri J. Morris, Christopher B. Blackwood, R. Balestrini, E. Lumini, R. Borriello, V. Bianciotto, William Horwath, Claire Chenu, Cornelia Rumpel, Johannes Lehmann, G.P. Robertson, P.M. Groffman, Peter J. Bottomley, David D. Myrold, Michael A. Kertesz, Emmanuel Frossard, William J. Parton, Stephen J. Del Grosso, E. Carol Adair, Susan M. Lutz, Harold P. Collins, Alex R. Crump, Vanessa L. Bailey (2015) · Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry (Fourth Edition) #6492717 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Azadirachta indica (150 maladies) · effect: harmful
“pesticides (e.g., azadirachtin from Azadirachta indica)”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedFiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492803 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Azadirachta indica (150 maladies) · effect: beneficial
“pesticides (e.g., azadirachtin from Azadirachta indica)”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedFiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492804 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Nebria brevicollis · effect: beneficial
“mostly nocturnal, ground dwelling polyphagous beneficials are at least risk”
preysOn - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Mantodea (order) · effect: beneficial
“Praying mantids approach pests very slowly and then grab them”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Araneae (order) · effect: beneficial
“All spiders are friends of the farmer because they kill and eat pests”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Salticidae (family) · effect: beneficial
“jumping spiders, search for and kill pests”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Vespidae (family) · effect: beneficial
“Many kinds of large wasps attack pests”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Hymenoptera (order) · effect: beneficial
“many small wasps kill pests by laying eggs in the pest's body”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Asilidae (family) · effect: beneficial
“Robber flies hunt many kinds of insects”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Dermaptera (order) · effect: beneficial
“Earwigs prey on pests and decompose organic matter in the soil”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Odonata (order) · effect: beneficial
“All kinds of dragonflies feed on pests”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
herbivory
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Plantae (kingdom) · effect: harmful
“Herbivory by insects and other invertebrates”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition · p. 93 #6492080 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Malus domestica (Almindelig æble) · effect: harmful
“fruits such as apples, peaches, tomatoes that provides ... barrier to protect from insect pests”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBrady N.C., Weil R.R. (2017) · The Nature and Properties of Soils, Fifteenth Edition · p. 355 #6494269 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Prunus persica (Peach) · effect: harmful
“fruits such as apples, peaches, tomatoes ... barrier to protect from insect pests and fungal diseases”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBrady N.C., Weil R.R. (2017) · The Nature and Properties of Soils, Fifteenth Edition · p. 355 #6494270 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“fruits such as apples, peaches, tomatoes ... protect from insect pests and fungal diseases”
eatsBrady N.C., Weil R.R. (2017) · The Nature and Properties of Soils, Fifteenth Edition · p. 355 #6494271
nectar provision
- This entity is the object of nectar provision by Plantae (kingdom) · effect: beneficial
“Nectar and pollen from the flowers help natural enemies survive and reproduce”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
parasitism
- This entity is the object of parasitism by Steinernematidae (family) · effect: harmful
“releases toxins that kills the host within 24-48 hours”
parasiteOf ✓ 1/2 AI critics agreedEldor A. Paul (editor); R.P. Voroney, R.J. Heck, Ken Killham, Jim Prosser, D. Lee Taylor, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, David C. Coleman, Diana H. Wall, Janice E. Thies, Ellen Kandeler, Serita D. Frey, Alain F. Plante, Maddie M. Stone, William B. McGill, Sherri J. Morris, Christopher B. Blackwood, R. Balestrini, E. Lumini, R. Borriello, V. Bianciotto, William Horwath, Claire Chenu, Cornelia Rumpel, Johannes Lehmann, G.P. Robertson, P.M. Groffman, Peter J. Bottomley, David D. Myrold, Michael A. Kertesz, Emmanuel Frossard, William J. Parton, Stephen J. Del Grosso, E. Carol Adair, Susan M. Lutz, Harold P. Collins, Alex R. Crump, Vanessa L. Bailey (2015) · Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry (Fourth Edition) #6492715
pest pressure
- This entity is the object of pest pressure by Mentha spp. · effect: neutral
“aromatics like Mentha spp. had little or no disruptive effect on insect behavior”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“vast fields of the same plant are more susceptible to devastating attack”
eatsGliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition #6492101 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Glycine max (Edamame) · effect: harmful
“vast fields of the same plant are more susceptible to devastating attack”
eatsGliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition #6492104 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“planting an entire region with genetically similar varieties could lead to disastrous attacks by either insect pests or diseases”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Farrell J.G., Hecht S.B., Liebman M., Magdoff F., Murphy B., Norgaard R.B., Sikor T.O. (1995) · Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture · p. 72 #6492112 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
“Pest control with parasites and botanicals”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Farrell J.G., Hecht S.B., Liebman M., Magdoff F., Murphy B., Norgaard R.B., Sikor T.O. (1995) · Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture · p. 154 #6492211 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Nicotiana tabacum (Cultivated tobacco) · effect: harmful
“methoprene, is used for control of flies…stored food and tobacco pests”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on cropland (anthropogenic habitat) · effect: harmful
“intensive agriculture is associated with steep insect declines”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedOuthwaite C.L., McCann P., Newbold T. (2022) · Agriculture and climate change are reshaping insect biodiversity worldwide · p. 1 #6495214 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on climate warming (abiotic driver) · effect: harmful
“climate and land-use changes interact to drive insect declines”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedOuthwaite C.L., McCann P., Newbold T. (2022) · Agriculture and climate change are reshaping insect biodiversity worldwide · p. 1 #6495215 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Angiospermae (division) · effect: harmful
“predator loss may release herbivore populations in croplands”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedOuthwaite C.L., McCann P., Newbold T. (2022) · Agriculture and climate change are reshaping insect biodiversity worldwide · p. 3 #6495219
pollination
- This entity is the subject of pollination on Plantae (kingdom) · effect: beneficial
“fruit set increased significantly with wild insect visitation in all crop systems”
pollinates ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., Steffan-Dewenter I., Winfree R., Aizen M.A., Bommarco R., Cunningham S.A., Kremen C., Carvalheiro L.G., Harder L.D., et al. (2013) · Wild Pollinators Enhance Fruit Set of Crops Regardless of Honey Bee Abundance · p. 1609 #6495805