Source
The Ecology of Agroecosystems
Vandermeer J.H.
- Year
- 2009
- Type
- book
Cite this source
17 AI-consensus-verified claims extracted from this source , across 6 interaction categories.
biocontrol
- Rodolia cardinalis biocontrol Icerya purchasi · effect: beneficial
“vedalia beetle (Coccinelidae). The beetle proved to be extremely effective”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 213 #6494027
- Cryptochaetum iceryae biocontrol Icerya purchasi · effect: beneficial
“They encountered two, a parasitic fly and a beetle”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 213 #6494028
- Lecanicillium lecanii biocontrol Coccus viridis · effect: beneficial
“white halo of mycelium is formed around the dead and dying scale insects”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 235 #6494033
- Coccinellidae (family) biocontrol Coccus viridis · effect: beneficial
“the larvae are voracious predators of the ant's favorite food, the green coffee scale”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 235 #6494034
- Phoridae (family) biocontrol Azteca instabilis · effect: beneficial
“fly parasite is attracted to the larger clumps of ant nests”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 234 #6494035
facilitation
- Azolla spp. facilitation Oryza sativa · effect: beneficial
“let the Azolla grow on the surface, drain the paddy and incorporate the Azolla mulch”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 174 #6493991
- Lumbricus terrestris facilitation Soil · effect: beneficial
“night crawler Lumbricus terrestris is an important... soil engineer”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 197 #6494020
- Isoptera (order) facilitation Soil · effect: beneficial
“Termites are especially important in the tropical agroecosystems of Africa and South America”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 196 #6494021
mutualism
- Azteca instabilis mutualism Coccus viridis · effect: beneficial
“scale insect secretes a sweet honeydew that attracts the ants”
mutualistOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 233 #6494029
parasitism
- Phoridae (family) parasitism Azteca instabilis · effect: harmful
“fly is in the family Phoridae and is known as a decapitating fly”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 234 #6494030
pathogen pressure
- Phytophthora infestans pathogen pressure Solanum tuberosum · effect: harmful
“the Irish potato blight was the largest human tragedy ever caused by agriculture”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 211 #6494022
- Hemileia vastatrix pathogen pressure Coffea arabica · effect: harmful
“Ceylon was forced to abandon coffee production entirely, switching... to tea”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 212 #6494024
- Phakopsora pachyrhizi pathogen pressure Glycine max · effect: harmful
“Asian rust poses for today's soybean producers in Brazil”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 211 #6494025
pest pressure
- Daktulosphaira vitifoliae pest pressure Vitis vinifera · effect: harmful
“grape phylloxera, was introduced from America around 1850”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 212 #6494023
- Icerya purchasi pest pressure Citrus spp. · effect: harmful
“successful citrus industry of that state... the insect's home was Australia”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 213 #6494026
- Coccus viridis pest pressure Coffea arabica · effect: harmful
“green coffee scale insect, Coccus viridis, adults, young nymph and crawlers”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 233 #6494031
- Helicoverpa zea pest pressure Gossypium hirsutum · effect: harmful
“Ten years later the main pest was the bollworm”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 224 #6494032