Claim · #6494968
Phytoseius finitimus · biocontrol · Frankliniella occidentalis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the greenhouse whitefly, and the western flower thrips”
- 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 has been reported feeding on greenhouse whitefly crawlers in Mediterranean greenhouse settings; predator-prey direction is correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Phytoseiid predation on whitefly first-instar crawlers is documented for several Type III/IV phytoseiids; claim is consistent with the literature.”
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