Claim · #6495003
Feltiella acarisuga · biocontrol · Tetranychus cinnabarinus
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“larvae of F. acarisuga consume an average of 175.4 T. cinnabarinus eggs”
- 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
“T. cinnabarinus is congeneric with T. urticae (often treated as red-form synonym); F. acarisuga's per-larva consumption of 175 eggs is consistent with published predation rates.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Quoted egg-consumption figure is biologically reasonable and within the published range for cecidomyiid spider-mite predators; T. cinnabarinus is a known prey species.”
This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.
Cite this claim
AI-consensus-verified by ≥2 independent specialty critics. Verify against the verbatim quote above before publishing or citing.