Delia antiqua
Muscoid Fly
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Anthomyiidae
- Genus
- Delia
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Diptera | Anthomyiidae | Delia
External: GBIF #5077646
4 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Delia antiqua.
biocontrol 2 claims
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Aleochara bilineata · effect: beneficial
“alternate host and thus a continuous food supply for the rove beetle, A. bilineata”
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. 103 #6492113 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Aphaereta pallipes · effect: beneficial
“A. pallipes numbers decline exponentially from weedy borders and cow pastures”
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. 103 #6492114
pest pressure 2 claims
- This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Allium cepa (Ail oignon, Oignon, Échalote) · effect: harmful
“major onion insect pest, the onion maggot (Delia antiqua)”
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. 103 #6492109 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Allium cepa (Ail oignon, Oignon, Échalote) · effect: harmful
“problem of emerging flies after onions are harvested...cull onions becomes a major issue”
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. 104 #6492110
Genus-level evidence
1 claim where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Delia sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Delia antiqua.
- biocontrol · Aleochara bimaculata → Delia spp. · effect: beneficial
“rove beetles, Aleochara bimaculata, attacking a cabbage maggot; such insect predators are important natural enemies”