Claim · #6494847
Chrysoperla carnea · biocontrol · Plutella xylostella
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“release of C. carnea @ 2,500 eggs/ha was found to reduce the incidence of Plutella xylostella”
- 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
“Plutella xylostella is the global key pest of Brassica oleracea and is repeatedly tested against Chrysoperla releases in Indian cabbage IPM programs.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Diamondback moth on cabbage is canonical; C. carnea releases are a published, if modestly effective, augmentative tactic against early DBM instars and eggs.”
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