Claim · #6494989
Orius insidiosus · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“predator of T. urticae, P. ulmi, A. schlechtendali, and P. citri in melons, hops, strawberries, fruit trees, and citrus”
- 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
- 269
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“O. insidiosus is a widely deployed North American biocontrol agent; the listed crop systems match published US biocontrol-release literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“O. insidiosus predation on T. urticae, P. ulmi, A. schlechtendali, and P. citri across the listed crops is well documented.”
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