Claim · #6494896
Stethorus tridens · biocontrol · Tetranychus evansi
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Britto et al. (2009) in ladybird, Stethorus tridens”
- 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
- 200
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Stethorus species are obligate spider-mite predators and S. tridens predation on Tetranychus evansi with density-dependent consumption is documented in Neotropical biocontrol literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Britto et al. (2009) and related work confirm S. tridens as a tetranychid specialist with positive functional response to Tetranychus evansi density.”
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