Claim · #6493555
Beauveria bassiana · biocontrol · Thysanoptera (order)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“marketed for whiteflies, thrips, aphids, mealybugs, and beetles”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 332
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Beauveria bassiana is a well-documented entomopathogenic fungus; cuticle penetration against thrips (Thysanoptera) is biologically established and source quote directly supports the claim.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Beauveria bassiana is a well-documented entomopathogenic fungus; cuticle penetration against Thysanoptera is biologically established and source quote confirms thrips as a target.”
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