Claim · #6494991
Orius laevigatus · biocontrol · Frankliniella occidentalis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“biological control of the thrips F. occidentalis in the Mediterranean regions”
- 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
- 270
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Orius laevigatus is the canonical commercial anthocorid biocontrol of western flower thrips in Mediterranean greenhouse vegetable IPM (Pedigo; van Lenteren).”
- entomologist · plausible
“Well-documented predator-prey relationship; O. laevigatus is mass-reared and released specifically against Frankliniella occidentalis in southern European protected cropping.”
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