Claim · #6493030
Lavandula x intermedia · biocontrol · Tribolium confusum
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“repellent effects on Tribolium confusum (confused flour beetle)”
- Authors
- 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.
- Year
- 2023
- Publication
- CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group
- Page
- 132
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Lavender-derived linalool and 1,8-cineole are well-documented repellents/toxicants against stored-product beetles including Tribolium confusum; direction and mechanism are consistent.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Lavender hydrolates containing linalool and 1,8-cineole as Tribolium confusum repellents is well-supported by stored-product pest IPM literature; mechanism and direction are biologically consistent.”
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