AgroEco

Claim · #6495480

Amblyseius swirskii · biocontrol · Frankliniella occidentalis

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

preysOn GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“virtually complete replacement of pesticides by predatory mites to control thrips in Spain”
Source
The state of commercial augmentative biological control: plenty of natural enemies, but a frustrating lack of uptake
Authors
van Lenteren J.C.
Year
2012
Publication
BioControl
Page
2

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “A. swirskii is a documented predator of western flower thrips in IPM.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “A. swirskii is a documented predator of western flower thrips in IPM.”

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