Insecta (herbivorous pests)
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2 AI-consensus-verified claims across 1 interaction category.
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biocontrol 2 claims
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Insecta (parasitoids) · effect: beneficial
“beneficial insects disperse into them from the adjacent non-crop vegetation when their prey and hosts are present”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGliessman S.R. (2022) · Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Fourth Edition · p. 197 #6494218 - This entity is the object of biocontrol by Insecta (predators) · effect: beneficial
“diverse landscape by keeping vineyards smaller and maintaining natural vegetation patches encouraged the presence of natural predators”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGliessman S.R. (2022) · Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Fourth Edition · p. 197 #6494219
Genus-level evidence
50 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Insecta sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Insecta (herbivorous pests).
- attracts natural enemy · Fagopyrum esculentum → Insecta · effect: beneficial
“Buckwheat suppresses weeds and attracts beneficial insects”
Kuepper G., Dodson M., Duncan J. (2016) · Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources · p. 1 #6495971 - attracts natural enemy · Sorghum bicolor → Insecta · effect: beneficial
“cotton bollworms being controlled by predators in sorghum plots adjacent to cotton”
Kuepper G., Dodson M., Duncan J. (2016) · Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources · p. 5 #6495973 - attracts natural enemy · Plantae → Insecta · effect: beneficial
“increasing noncrop species diversity within and around the fields (e.g., flower strips, hedgerows”
Tamburini G., Bommarco R., Wanger T.C., Kremen C., van der Heijden M.G.A., Liebman M., Hallin S. (2020) · Agricultural diversification promotes multiple ecosystem services without compromising yield · p. 1 #6496461 - biocontrol · Hymenoptera spp. → Insecta spp. · effect: beneficial
“increases in the abundance and/or the diversity of agriculturally 'beneficial' species (e.g. pollinators, predators, parasitoids) in polycultures”
Martinez D.A., Gathorne-Hardy A., Smith B.M. (2024) · Impacts of polycultural cropping on crop yields and biodiversity: A systematic map protocol · p. 3 #6492043 - biocontrol · Insecta (class) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Diverse plantings will attract and retain beneficial insects, including the predator and parasitoid species”
- biocontrol · Insecta (class) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“predator and parasitoid species so important for IPM and PHC strategies”
- biocontrol · Arachnida (class) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Spiders feed mainly on insects and keep insect pests from developing into large populations”
Magdoff F., Van Es H. (2021) · Building Soils for Better Crops: Ecological Management for Healthy Soils (Fourth Edition) · p. 57 #6492058 - biocontrol · Arachnida (class) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Spiders feed mainly on insects and keep insect pests from developing into large populations”
Magdoff F., Van Es H. (2021) · Building Soils for Better Crops: Ecological Management for Healthy Soils (Fourth Edition) · p. 57 #6492072 - biocontrol · Insecta (class) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Predation on and parasitism of herbivores”
Gliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition · p. 96 #6492081 - biocontrol · Insecta (class) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Predation on and parasitism of herbivores”
Gliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition · p. 96 #6492083 - biocontrol · Insecta (class) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Predation on and parasitism of herbivores”
Gliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition · p. 96 #6492084 - biocontrol · Insecta (class) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Control of Insect Pests by Promotion of Beneficial Insects”
Gliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition · p. 178 #6492085 - biocontrol · Azadirachta indica → Insecta (class) · effect: harmful
“pesticides (e.g., azadirachtin from Azadirachta indica)”
Fiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492086 - biocontrol · Azadirachta indica → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“pesticides (e.g., azadirachtin from Azadirachta indica)”
Fiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492087 - biocontrol · Parasitoidea (superfamily) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“A compatible winter crop can be responsible for the successful overwintering of large numbers of parasites”
Altieri 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 #6492212 - biocontrol · Arthropoda (phylum) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Strip-cutting alfalfa forces predators to move from alfalfa to other crops”
Altieri 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 #6492213 - biocontrol · Araneae (order) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“spiders benefit humans by serving as natural enemies of insect pests”
- biocontrol · Geocoris spp. → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“the Geocorinae (Geocoris species and others) is important as natural enemies of insect pests”
- biocontrol · Hippodamia convergens → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“The native convergent ladybird beetle, Hippodamia convergens, is one of the most common coccinellid species in North America”
- biocontrol · Heterorhabditidae (family) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“cultured and sold commercially to control garden pests and mosquitoes”
Eldor A. Paul (editor); R.P. Voroney, R.J. Heck, Ken Killham, Jim Prosser, D. Lee Taylor, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, David C. Coleman, Diana H. Wall, Janice E. Thies, Ellen Kandeler, Serita D. Frey, Alain F. Plante, Maddie M. Stone, William B. McGill, Sherri J. Morris, Christopher B. Blackwood, R. Balestrini, E. Lumini, R. Borriello, V. Bianciotto, William Horwath, Claire Chenu, Cornelia Rumpel, Johannes Lehmann, G.P. Robertson, P.M. Groffman, Peter J. Bottomley, David D. Myrold, Michael A. Kertesz, Emmanuel Frossard, William J. Parton, Stephen J. Del Grosso, E. Carol Adair, Susan M. Lutz, Harold P. Collins, Alex R. Crump, Vanessa L. Bailey (2015) · Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry (Fourth Edition) #6492717 - biocontrol · Azadirachta indica → Insecta (class) · effect: harmful
“pesticides (e.g., azadirachtin from Azadirachta indica)”
Fiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492803 - biocontrol · Azadirachta indica → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“pesticides (e.g., azadirachtin from Azadirachta indica)”
Fiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492804 - biocontrol · Nebria brevicollis → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“mostly nocturnal, ground dwelling polyphagous beneficials are at least risk”
- biocontrol · Parasitoidea → Insecta · effect: beneficial
“insects that parasitize other insects (parasitoids) ... targeted against insect and mite pests”
Bale J. S., van Lenteren J. C., Bigler F. (2007) · Biological control and sustainable food production #6495550 - biocontrol · Nematoda → Insecta · effect: beneficial
“predators ... parasitoids ... or nematodes, targeted against insect and mite pests”
Bale J. S., van Lenteren J. C., Bigler F. (2007) · Biological control and sustainable food production #6495551 - biocontrol · Araneae (order) → Insecta · effect: beneficial
“increases the amount of spiders that patrol the broccoli plants”
Kuepper G., Dodson M., Duncan J. (2016) · Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources · p. 6 #6495615 - biocontrol · Mantodea (order) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Praying mantids approach pests very slowly and then grab them”
- biocontrol · Araneae (order) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“All spiders are friends of the farmer because they kill and eat pests”
- biocontrol · Salticidae (family) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“jumping spiders, search for and kill pests”
- biocontrol · Vespidae (family) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Many kinds of large wasps attack pests”
- biocontrol · Hymenoptera (order) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“many small wasps kill pests by laying eggs in the pest's body”
- biocontrol · Asilidae (family) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Robber flies hunt many kinds of insects”
- biocontrol · Dermaptera (order) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Earwigs prey on pests and decompose organic matter in the soil”
- biocontrol · Odonata (order) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“All kinds of dragonflies feed on pests”
- herbivory · Insecta (class) → Plantae (kingdom) · effect: harmful
“Herbivory by insects and other invertebrates”
Gliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition · p. 93 #6492080 - herbivory · Insecta (class) → Malus domestica · effect: harmful
“fruits such as apples, peaches, tomatoes that provides ... barrier to protect from insect pests”
Brady N.C., Weil R.R. (2017) · The Nature and Properties of Soils, Fifteenth Edition · p. 355 #6494269 - herbivory · Insecta (class) → Prunus persica · effect: harmful
“fruits such as apples, peaches, tomatoes ... barrier to protect from insect pests and fungal diseases”
Brady N.C., Weil R.R. (2017) · The Nature and Properties of Soils, Fifteenth Edition · p. 355 #6494270 - herbivory · Insecta (class) → Solanum lycopersicum · effect: harmful
“fruits such as apples, peaches, tomatoes ... protect from insect pests and fungal diseases”
Brady N.C., Weil R.R. (2017) · The Nature and Properties of Soils, Fifteenth Edition · p. 355 #6494271 - nectar provision · Plantae (kingdom) → Insecta (class) · effect: beneficial
“Nectar and pollen from the flowers help natural enemies survive and reproduce”
- parasitism · Steinernematidae (family) → Insecta (class) · effect: harmful
“releases toxins that kills the host within 24-48 hours”
Eldor A. Paul (editor); R.P. Voroney, R.J. Heck, Ken Killham, Jim Prosser, D. Lee Taylor, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, David C. Coleman, Diana H. Wall, Janice E. Thies, Ellen Kandeler, Serita D. Frey, Alain F. Plante, Maddie M. Stone, William B. McGill, Sherri J. Morris, Christopher B. Blackwood, R. Balestrini, E. Lumini, R. Borriello, V. Bianciotto, William Horwath, Claire Chenu, Cornelia Rumpel, Johannes Lehmann, G.P. Robertson, P.M. Groffman, Peter J. Bottomley, David D. Myrold, Michael A. Kertesz, Emmanuel Frossard, William J. Parton, Stephen J. Del Grosso, E. Carol Adair, Susan M. Lutz, Harold P. Collins, Alex R. Crump, Vanessa L. Bailey (2015) · Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry (Fourth Edition) #6492715 - pest pressure · Mentha spp. → Insecta (class) · effect: neutral
“aromatics like Mentha spp. had little or no disruptive effect on insect behavior”
- pest pressure · Insecta (class) → Zea mays · effect: harmful
“vast fields of the same plant are more susceptible to devastating attack”
Gliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition #6492101 - pest pressure · Insecta (class) → Glycine max · effect: harmful
“vast fields of the same plant are more susceptible to devastating attack”
Gliessman S.R., Méndez V.E., Izzo V.M., Engles E.W. (2023) · Agroecology: Leading the Transformation to a Just and Sustainable Food System, Fourth Edition #6492104 - pest pressure · Insecta (class) → Zea mays · effect: harmful
“planting an entire region with genetically similar varieties could lead to disastrous attacks by either insect pests or diseases”
Altieri 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. 72 #6492112 - pest pressure · Insecta (class) → Gossypium hirsutum · effect: harmful
“Pest control with parasites and botanicals”
Altieri 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. 154 #6492211 - pest pressure · Insecta (class) → Nicotiana tabacum · effect: harmful
“methoprene, is used for control of flies…stored food and tobacco pests”
- pest pressure · Insecta (class) → cropland (anthropogenic habitat) · effect: harmful
“intensive agriculture is associated with steep insect declines”
Outhwaite C.L., McCann P., Newbold T. (2022) · Agriculture and climate change are reshaping insect biodiversity worldwide · p. 1 #6495214 - pest pressure · Insecta (class) → climate warming (abiotic driver) · effect: harmful
“climate and land-use changes interact to drive insect declines”
Outhwaite C.L., McCann P., Newbold T. (2022) · Agriculture and climate change are reshaping insect biodiversity worldwide · p. 1 #6495215 - pest pressure · Insecta (class) - pollinator guild loss → Angiospermae (division) · effect: harmful
“pollinator declines threaten crop pollination services worldwide”
Outhwaite C.L., McCann P., Newbold T. (2022) · Agriculture and climate change are reshaping insect biodiversity worldwide · p. 3 #6495218 - pest pressure · Insecta (class) → Angiospermae (division) · effect: harmful
“predator loss may release herbivore populations in croplands”
Outhwaite C.L., McCann P., Newbold T. (2022) · Agriculture and climate change are reshaping insect biodiversity worldwide · p. 3 #6495219