Claim · #6495041
Scutellista caerulea · biocontrol · Coccidae spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Parasites of Cerococcus hibisci and many scale insects in Coccidae”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 179
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Scutellista caerulea (= S. cyanea) is a recognized natural enemy of soft scales (notably Saissetia oleae on olive) with broader records on diaspidids and pseudococcids.”
- entomologist · plausible
“S. caerulea acts as an egg-predator inside scale tests and has documented host records spanning Coccidae, Diaspididae, Pseudococcidae and Cerococcus.”
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