Claim · #6494978
Stethorus punctum · biocontrol · Panonychus ulmi
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“spider mite destroyer, especially P. ulmi, 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
- 266
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Stethorus punctum is a classical North American orchard biocontrol agent of European red mite and two-spotted spider mite, well documented in IPM programs.”
- entomologist · plausible
“S. punctum specialization on P. ulmi and T. urticae is foundational entomological knowledge from Pennsylvania apple IPM work.”
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