Claim · #6494969
Euseius scutalis · biocontrol · Tetranychidae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“E. scutalis is not only a predator of spider mites but also feeds on... whiteflies, thrips larvae, eriophyid mites, and scale insects”
- 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
“Euseius scutalis is correctly classified as a Type IV pollen-feeding generalist phytoseiid (McMurtry & Croft 1997) consuming Tetranychidae among other prey.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Type IV pollen-feeder lifestyle classification matches accepted phytoseiid functional typology; predation on tetranychids and other small arthropods is documented.”
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