Claim · #6495801
Orius spp. · biocontrol · Frankliniella occidentalis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Orius spp.--minute pirate bug”
- Source
- Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control
- Authors
- Dufour R.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- ATTRA / NCAT Pest Management Systems Guide
- Page
- 33
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Orius spp. are well-known generalist predators of thrips including Frankliniella occidentalis.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Minute pirate bugs are textbook predators of western flower thrips; widely deployed in greenhouse and field IPM.”
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