Observationmodel-written summary

Larvae preferred previously aphid-infested leaves in 73.3% of trials, a significant difference.

A claim from Prey Preference of Predatory Larvae of Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera: Syrphidae): A Function of Variable Prey-Host Plant Combination · 2026

Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Larvae preferred previously aphid-infested leaves in 73.3% of trials, a significant difference.

Interactor
Episyrphus balteatusEpisyrphus balteatuse0biocontrol_agent
Outcome
preferred previously infested leavese5
Value
73.3%e5

Not reportedTaxonMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus · InteractorAlvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Episyrphus balteatus (De Geer) (Diptera: Syrphidae) larvae are polyphagous predators of aphids”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–94
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“Larvae (n=30) preferred previously infested leaves in 73.3% of trials, and the difference was statistically significant based on a goodness of fit test”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1108–1259

Title

Prey Preference of Predatory Larvae of Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera: Syrphidae): A Function of Variable Prey-Host Plant Combination

Vidhya Rawat; Raina N. Samuel; Joy N. Samuel Advances in Zoology and Botany 2026. doi:10.13189/azb.2026.140101

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