Claim · #6494994
Macrolophus caliginosus · biocontrol · Tetranychus urticae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“used in European greenhouses to control multiple pests, including aphids, whiteflies, and mites”
- 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
- 271
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Macrolophus caliginosus (= M. pygmaeus sensu lato) is an established European greenhouse mirid biocontrol; spider-mite predation, while secondary to whitefly, is well-attested in tomato IPM.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Source quote supports multi-pest suppression including mites; mirid generalist predation on T. urticae is biologically consistent and commercially exploited.”
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