Rhabdoscelus obscurus
Cane weevil borer
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Dryophthoridae
- Genus
- Rhabdoscelus
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Coleoptera | Dryophthoridae | Rhabdoscelus
External: GBIF #4291564
4 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.
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Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Rhabdoscelus obscurus.
biocontrol 2 claims
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Lixophaga sphenophori · effect: beneficial
“A parasitic fly (Lixophaga spenophori) introduced in Hawai'i has lessened weevil populations”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects · p. 11 #6495689 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Lixophaga sphenophori · effect: beneficial
“the sugar cane weevil parasite (Lixophaga sphenophori)”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A. (2005) · Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies · p. 26 #6496410
herbivory 2 claims
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane) · effect: harmful
“the larvae (grubs) tunnel through the host plant's stem”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects · p. 11 #6495679 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane) · effect: harmful
“Hawaiian sugar cane, nectar-bearing plants in field margins improve the numbers and efficiency of the sugar cane weevil parasite”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A. (2005) · Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies · p. 26 #6496405