Claim · #6495516
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
“Amblyseius swirskii largely displacing pesticides for thrips control in Spanish protected vegetables is well-documented in IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“A. swirskii preying on Frankliniella occidentalis is a textbook thrips biocontrol; Spanish pepper IPM case is documented.”
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