Claim · #6494966
Phytoseius finitimus · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“P. finitimus can feed and reproduce on three major greenhouse pests, the two-spotted spider mite”
- 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
- 263
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“P. finitimus is reported as a generalist phytoseiid feeding on T. urticae eggs and larvae in Mediterranean greenhouse crops; mechanism is biologically sound.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Phytoseiid feeding on tetranychid eggs/larvae is well documented; the source quote explicitly names T. urticae among its prey.”
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