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Andrallus spinidens · biocontrol · Spodoptera litura

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

preysOn GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Andrallus spinidens (F.) is the most important predatory pentatomid”
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
136

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Andrallus spinidens is a widely cited Asiopalearctic predatory pentatomid mass-reared on Corcyra cephalonica and Spodoptera litura for augmentative biocontrol in India (Singh, Sahayaraj).”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “A. spinidens (Asopinae) is a textbook predatory pentatomid in Indian biocontrol programs; rearing on C. cephalonica eggs and S. litura larvae is standard methodology.”

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