Diabrotica spp.
- Category
- other
- Primary role
- unclassified
12 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Diabrotica spp..
- Zea maysCorn3 shared claims
- Eptesicus fuscusBig Brown Bat1 shared claim
- Cucumis meloCantaloupe1 shared claim
- Medicago sativaAlfalfa1 shared claim
- Phaseolus vulgarisBean1 shared claim
- Cucurbita maximaAtlantic Giant Pumpkin1 shared claim
- Cucurbita pepoSquash / Pumpkin1 shared claim
- Citrullus lanatusWatermelon1 shared claim
biocontrol 3 claims
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Medicago sativa (Alfalfa) · effect: beneficial
“alfalfa in the rotational scheme can enhance the abundance and diversity of predators and parasites”
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. 165 #6492201 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Eptesicus fuscus (Big Brown Bat) · effect: beneficial
“38,000 cucumber beetles, 16,000 June bugs, and 19,000 stink bugs”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Chiroptera (order) · effect: beneficial
“consume as many as 100,000 insects — such as cucumber beetles and moths”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 2 #6495943
herbivory 8 claims
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“more corn rootworms are found in a continuous corn monoculture”
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. 165 #6492205 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Phaseolus vulgaris (Bean) · effect: harmful
“Diabrotica spp. (leaf beetles) in beans can be greatly reduced by interplanting both crops”
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. 165 #6492208 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“Root rating schemes indicating the feeding of corn rootworms”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Cucumis sativus (Cucumber) · effect: harmful
“Damage from beetles eating leaves, flowers, fruit, and roots”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 6 #6495915 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Cucumis melo (Cantaloupe) · effect: harmful
“Preferred Hosts of Cucumber Beetles ... Cantaloupe”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 6 #6495916 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Citrullus lanatus (Watermelon) · effect: harmful
“Watermelon”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 6 #6495917 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Cucurbita pepo (Squash / Pumpkin) · effect: harmful
“Zucchini: all varieties ... extremely susceptible”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 6 #6495918 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Cucurbita maxima (Atlantic Giant Pumpkin) · effect: harmful
“Winter Squash”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBaier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K. (2004) · Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests · p. 6 #6495919
pest pressure 1 claim
- This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
“most grasshoppers and corn rootworms diapause as eggs”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed