Claim · #6494895
Chilocorus bipustulatus · biocontrol · Aspidiotus nerii
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“C. bipustulatus reared on oleander scale, Aspidiotus nerii Bouche”
- 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
- 206
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Chilocorus bipustulatus is a recognized scale-feeding ladybird used against diaspidids including Aspidiotus nerii, with temperature-dependent development reported across Mediterranean studies.”
- entomologist · plausible
“C. bipustulatus rearing on oleander scale with shortest development at ~32.5 C and longest at 15 C is consistent with published thermal-biology data for this Chilocorini predator.”
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