Claim · #6493108
Delphastus pusillus · biocontrol · Bemisia tabaci
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Performance of the predator Delphastus pusillus on Bemisia resistant and susceptible tomato lines”
- 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
- 49
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Delphastus pusillus (Coccinellidae) is a well-documented specialist predator of whiteflies including Bemisia tabaci; source quote directly supports predation on tomato lines.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Delphastus pusillus (Coccinellidae) is a well-documented specialist predator of whiteflies including Bemisia tabaci, consistent with the structured fields and source quote.”
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