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Orius strigicollis · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“biocontrol agent of T. urticae and T. kanzawai”
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 strigicollis is the East Asian Orius species mass-reared for thrips/mite biocontrol; suppression of Tetranychus urticae and T. kanzawai is documented in Taiwan/Japan greenhouse IPM.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Quote directly states biocontrol agent of T. urticae and T. kanzawai; consistent with the genus's polyphagous predatory ecology in protected cropping.”

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