Claim · #6494974
Typhlodromus pyri · biocontrol · Calepitrimerus vitis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“T. pyri has been reported as the most important predator of P. ulmi, Calepitrimerus vitis, and T. urticae”
- 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
- 264
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“T. pyri predation on the grape rust mite Calepitrimerus vitis is documented in viticulture IPM, consistent with its broad phytoseiid prey range.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Phytoseiid predation on eriophyid grape mites including C. vitis is documented for T. pyri; source quote explicitly supports the predator-prey pairing.”
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