Claim · #6494945
Stethorus punctillum · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Stethorus punctillum, S. gilvifrons (Coccinellidae)”
- 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
- 249
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Stethorus punctillum is a canonical mite-eating coccinellid; specialist predation on Tetranychus urticae is well-established in orchard and field IPM.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Stethorus spp. (including S. punctillum) are obligate acarophagous coccinellids targeting tetranychid mites; T. urticae is a primary prey in temperate systems.”
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