Claim · #6494979
Stethorus nigripes · biocontrol · Oligonychus pratensis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“S. nigripes prey up on Oligonychus pratensis (Banks)”
- 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 nigripes preying on Banks grass mite on corn in Australia is consistent with documented mite-predator relationships in cereal cropping systems.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Coccinellid predation within tetranychid webbing is well established; S. nigripes-O. pratensis pairing matches Australian field reports.”
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