Claim · #6494992
Orius minutus · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“feeds on eggs, larvae, nymphs, and adults of T. urticae, and it can be used as a biocontrol agent”
- 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 minutus is a generalist predatory anthocorid that feeds on small soft-bodied prey including tetranychid mite stages; quote directly supports use as biocontrol of T. urticae.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Anthocorids in genus Orius routinely consume Tetranychus urticae stages; predation across egg-larva-nymph-adult is consistent with documented prey range.”
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