Claim · #6494980
Stethorus aptus · biocontrol · Oligonychus coffeae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the ladybird beetle, S. aptus, has been reported as a predator on P. ulmi, P. citri, and O. coffeae”
- 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
“S. aptus as a tea-spider-mite predator in India aligns with published South Asian tea-IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Stethorus aptus is documented preying on multiple Panonychus and Oligonychus species, consistent with Stethorus dietary breadth.”
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