Claim · #6494983
Stethorus vagans · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“capable of detecting and attacking populations of T. urticae at very low density”
- 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
- 267
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Stethorus vagans low-density detection of T. urticae is consistent with Australian functional-response studies underpinning IPM thresholds.”
- entomologist · plausible
“S. vagans low-density patch detection is documented foraging behavior for the species.”
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