Claim · #6493568
Chrysoperla spp. · biocontrol · Pseudococcidae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Chrysoperla species (lacewings) used on about 2,385 hectares against mealybugs”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 338
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Chrysoperla larvae are well-documented generalist predators of mealybugs (Pseudococcidae); inoculative release on large acreage in US agriculture is consistent with documented biocontrol programs.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Chrysoperla larvae are well-established generalist predators of mealybugs (Pseudococcidae); inoculative release on large acreage in US is documented in IPM literature, and the mechanism correctly specifies larvae as the predatory stage.”
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