Claim · #6496435
Zelus renardii · biocontrol · Cicadellidae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Leafhopper assassin bug (Zelus renardii)”
- 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
- 51
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Zelus renardii (Reduviidae) is a generalist assassin bug that ambushes leafhoppers and other soft-bodied insects.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Zelus renardii preys on Cicadellidae and other small insects via raptorial forelegs; predator-prey direction correct.”
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