Claim · #6496404
Meligethes aeneus · herbivory · Brassica napus
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“parasitism of the rape pollen beetle is about 50 percent greater at the edges of fields”
- Source
- Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies
- Authors
- Altieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A.
- Year
- 2005
- Publication
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Handbook Series Book 7
- Page
- 26
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Edge-effect on parasitism of Meligethes aeneus in oilseed rape is a classic landscape-ecology finding (Thies & Tscharntke). Flowering-stage flower damage matches beetle biology. Quote directly supports the 50% edge-parasitism figure.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Meligethes aeneus (Nitidulidae) is the pollen beetle of Brassica napus, feeding on buds/flowers. Edge parasitism by Phradis/Tersilochus parasitoids is well-established. Damage type, organ, and growth stage all entomologically correct.”
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