Claim · #6494931
Phytoseiulus persimilis · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“P. persimilis used for biocontrol of T. urticae was one of the earliest biocontrol agents”
- 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
- 259
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytoseiulus persimilis is the textbook specialist (Type I) predator of Tetranychus urticae and one of the earliest commercialized biocontrol agents (since the 1960s) in protected cultivation.”
- entomologist · plausible
“P. persimilis is the canonical obligate phytoseiid predator of T. urticae with extensively documented consumption rates and global commercial use.”
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