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ArticlePeerJ2021

Exotic predators are not better biocontrol agents: the harlequin ladybird is not the most voracious in Mexico.

Morelia Camacho-Cervantes, Wendy Mendoza-Arroyo, Daniela Arellano-Sánchez, Ek Del-Val

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Article in PeerJ, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Morelia Camacho-CervantesInstituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7123-7924
Wendy Mendoza-ArroyoInstituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.
Daniela Arellano-SánchezEscuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.
Ek Del-ValInstituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-3862-1024
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXUniversidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of exotic species for pest biocontrol has been a common pathway for introduction and dispersal of invasive species that may have undesired outcomes. Biocontrol agents are believed to be a less damaging alternative than pesticides, but some species may also prey on or parasitize native species or outcompete them for resources. The harlequin ladybird (

Indexed as

AgricultureAphidBiocontrolCompetitionCycloneda sanguineaHarmonia axydirisHippodamia convergensInvasive speciesParanaemia vittigeraPest control

Identifiers

PMID34820207
PMCPMC8603833
OpenAlexW3212388578

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Registered trials

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