Claim · #6495665
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri · biocontrol · Pseudococcidae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“The mealybug destroyer (Cryptolaem montrouzieri)... is especially voracious”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Sucking Insects
- Authors
- Hara A., Niino-DuPonte R.
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- UH-CTAHR Insect Pests IP-36
- Page
- 3
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cryptolaemus montrouzieri is well-documented predator of mealybugs; classic biocontrol pairing supported by source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coccinellidae) larvae and adults are specialist mealybug predators; direction and roles correct.”
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