Claim · #6494984
Scolothrips longicornis · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“active biocontrol agent of T. urticae on bean, cucumber, and eggplant”
- 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
“Scolothrips longicornis as a T. urticae biocontrol agent on bean, cucumber, and eggplant is consistent with Mediterranean IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Scolothrips spp. are obligate tetranychid predators; S. longicornis-T. urticae pairing is well established.”
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