Claim · #6494938
Neoseiulus cucumeris · biocontrol · Aculops lycopersici
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“When N. cucumeris is fed on A. lycopersici and T. urticae”
- 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
- 256
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“N. cucumeris feeds on eriophyid and tetranychid mites including Aculops lycopersici; thermal/humidity optima around 35 C and 65% RH are within published reproductive parameters for the species.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Tomato russet mite predation by N. cucumeris is documented in tomato IPM literature; reproductive performance on mixed eriophyid/tetranychid prey is consistent with phytoseiid biology.”
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