Claim · #6492621
Metaseiulus occidentalis · biocontrol · Tetranychus spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“source of Metaseiulus occidentalis for managing spider mites in cotton”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 88
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Metaseiulus occidentalis is a well-documented phytoseiid predator of Tetranychus spider mites; alfalfa-as-source-habitat for augmentative biocontrol in cotton is a classical IPM strategy.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Metaseiulus occidentalis is a well-documented phytoseiid predatory mite of Tetranychus spp., and alfalfa-as-source-habitat for cotton biocontrol is established IPM literature.”
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