Claim · #6494829
Deraeocoris nebulosus · biocontrol · Bemisia tabaci
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“is recorded as a good predator of sweet potato whitefly”
- 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
- 109
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Deraeocoris nebulosus is a recognized native Nearctic mirid predator on whiteflies and other soft-bodied prey, with broad US/Canada distribution per Henry & Wheeler.”
- entomologist · plausible
“D. nebulosus's predation on Bemisia immatures and continental US/Canada distribution are documented in heteropteran biocontrol reviews (Wheeler 2001, Heteroptera of Economic Importance).”
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