Claim · #6493111
Chilocorus nigritus · biocontrol · Diaspididae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Ecology and biocontrol potential of a scale-predator, Chilocorus nigritus”
- 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
- 51
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Chilocorus nigritus (Coccinellidae) is a well-documented predator of armoured scale insects (Diaspididae); source quote directly supports the biocontrol interaction direction.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Chilocorus nigritus (Coccinellidae) is a well-documented predator of armoured scale insects (Diaspididae); source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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