Claim · #6492556
Phytoseiidae (family) · biocontrol · Frankliniella occidentalis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“pollen provision can greatly improve the control of thrips by predatory mites even though pollen was fed upon by the prey as well as by the predator”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 86
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pollen-supplemented Phytoseiidae predating Frankliniella occidentalis is well-documented; source quote directly supports the mechanism and effect_direction fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Phytoseiid mites are well-documented predators of Frankliniella occidentalis; pollen as alternative food boosting predator numerical response is a classic and well-supported IPM concept.”
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