Claim · #6494999
Nesidiocoris tenuis · biocontrol · Tuta absoluta
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“able to complete development on B. tabaci, F. occidentalis, tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta”
- 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
- 272
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“N. tenuis predation on Tuta absoluta eggs and larvae has been a cornerstone of Mediterranean tomato IPM since the leafminer's invasion; widely cited.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Mirid completes development on T. absoluta eggs; documented across Spanish, Italian, and Moroccan greenhouses (Urbaneja et al. 2009 onward).”
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