Claim · #6494962
Galendromus occidentalis · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“G. occidentalis is a specialist predator on spider mites of the genus Tetranychus”
- 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
- 262
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Galendromus occidentalis is the canonical Type II specialist phytoseiid of Tetranychus urticae in US tree fruit/vine IPM systems; effect_direction and mechanism are mainstream.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Type II specialist classification (McMurtry & Croft 1997) and webbing-navigation behavior on T. urticae are well established in acarology literature.”
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