Claim · #6493663
Agistemus fleshneri · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“three predaceous mites (Amblyseius fallacis, Agistemus fleshneri, Zetzellia mali)”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 583
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Agistemus fleshneri (Stigmaeidae) is a documented predatory mite of Tetranychus urticae in apple orchards; source quote confirms it as part of a predaceous mite complex.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Agistemus fleshneri (Stigmaeidae) is a documented predatory mite in apple orchards feeding on spider mites; source quote confirms its inclusion in a predaceous mite complex alongside known biocontrol agents.”
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