Claim · #6494986
Scolothrips takahashii · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“common in fields of cotton, pear, and apple, and is considered to be an important predator”
- 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
- 268
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“S. takahashii as a predator of T. urticae and P. citri on cotton, pear, and apple in China matches East Asian agroecological literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Scolothrips takahashii is a documented obligate spider-mite predator in Chinese orchards and cotton.”
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