AgroEco

Claim · #6494995

Macrolophus caliginosus · biocontrol · Myzus persicae

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

preysOn GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“produced by plants infested with the two-spotted spider mite or the green peach aphid”
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

    “M. caliginosus is documented preying on green peach aphid in European tomato/eggplant IPM; aphid-induced volatile attraction is a known mechanism.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Mirid predation of Myzus persicae is well-documented; source quote about HIPVs from aphid-infested plants supports the predator-prey link.”

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