Claim · #6494944
Phytoseiulus macropilis · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Phytoseiulus macropilis is categorized as a specialized predator of Tetranychus species”
- 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
- 260
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytoseiulus macropilis is a Tetranychus specialist within the genus; the cited intrinsic rate of increase (~0.37) on T. urticae eggs is in line with published life-table parameters for the species.”
- entomologist · plausible
“P. macropilis is documented as a specialized predator of two-spotted spider mite, particularly in tropical and Neotropical contexts; the specialization framing is biologically correct.”
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