Claim · #6494993
Orius strigicollis · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
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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