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Mallada desjardinsi · biocontrol · Aleurocanthus woglumi

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“had reduced the Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby population in citrus plants by 34.6%-36.7%”
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

    “Mallada desjardinsi predation reducing Aleurocanthus woglumi populations in citrus by ~35% matches published Indian field-evaluation literature.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Mallada (Chrysopidae) larvae are confirmed predators of citrus blackfly nymphs; the percent-reduction range is realistic for augmentative releases.”

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