Claim · #6493106
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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