Claim · #6494844
Planococcus citri · pest pressure · Coffea arabica
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the population of Planococcus citri and Ferrisia virgata was suppressed”
- 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
- 156
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Planococcus citri is a major coffee mealybug and the cited consortium (Plesiochrysa lacciperda lacewing, Spalgis epeus moth, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri ladybird) is the classical mealybug-biocontrol guild used in Indian coffee plantations.”
- entomologist · plausible
“All three predators are recognized mealybug specialists/generalists and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri in particular is the textbook mealybug biocontrol agent worldwide; the suppression claim on Coffea is supported by Indian field trials.”
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