Claim · #6494830
Stethoconus praefectus · biocontrol · Pseudacysta perseae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Species of Stethoconus are considered obligate lace bug predators”
- 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
“Stethoconus species are documented obligate tingid specialists; consumption rates of 2-7 lacebugs/day are consistent with published functional-response data on S. praefectus.”
- entomologist · plausible
“The genus Stethoconus is one of the few mirid lineages confirmed as obligate Tingidae predators (Henry 2012); avocado/coconut/banana lace-bug feeding is well-attested.”
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