Claim · #6493110
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri · biocontrol · Pseudococcidae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Cryptolaemus montrouzieri: a review of biology, ecology, and used in biological control”
- 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
“Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coccinellidae) is a well-established predatory beetle used globally for mealybug (Pseudococcidae) biocontrol; source quote and structured fields are consistent.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coccinellidae) is a well-established mealybug predator widely used in biocontrol; source quote directly supports the extracted claim.”
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