Claim · #6493107
Orius insidiosus · biocontrol · Thrips tabaci
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Effects of Bt Cotton on Thrips tabaci and Its Predator, Orius insidiosus”
- 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
- 53
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Orius insidiosus is a well-documented generalist predator of thrips including Thrips tabaci; source quote explicitly names this predator-prey relationship.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Orius insidiosus is a well-documented generalist predatory bug; predation on Thrips tabaci is consistent with known biology, and the source quote explicitly names this predator-prey relationship.”
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