Claim · #6494850
Mallada desjardinsi · biocontrol · Aleurocanthus woglumi
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
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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