Claim · #6495669
Verticillium · biocontrol · Coccidae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Insect-attacking fungi such as Verticillium and Paecilomyces provide good control of soft scales”
- 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
- 10
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Entomopathogenic fungi Verticillium/Paecilomyces infecting soft scales under high humidity is well-established.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Verticillium lecanii (now Lecanicillium) is documented entomopathogen of scale insects requiring high RH; source supports claim.”
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