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Orius insidiosus · biocontrol · Frankliniella spp.

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

preysOn GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Predation by Orius insidiosus on life stages and species of Frankliniella flower thrips in pepper flowers”
Authors
Bhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H.
Year
2022
Publication
Insect Predators in Pest Management (CRC Press / Taylor & Francis)
Page
46

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Orius insidiosus is a well-documented generalist predator of Frankliniella thrips across all life stages, including in pepper flowers, consistent with source quote and fields.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Orius insidiosus is a well-documented generalist predator of Frankliniella thrips (including F. occidentalis and F. tritici) across all life stages in pepper flowers, consistent with established IPM literature.”

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