Claim · #6496419
Taraxacum officinale · pollen provision · Coccinellidae (family)
pollen provision · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“they feed on pollen produced by such early-season flowers as dandelions”
- 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
- 7
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Early-season dandelion pollen as alternative food for overwintered coccinellids is well-established in conservation biocontrol literature; mechanism is biologically sound.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Coccinellidae are documented pollen feeders, especially in spring before aphid prey establishes; dandelion provides accessible early pollen. Source quote directly supports claim.”
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