Claim · #6496264
Coccinellidae (family) · biocontrol · Aleurodicus dispersus
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Lacewings and ladybird beetles attack all stages”
- Source
- Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets
- Authors
- Tsatsia H., Jackson G.
- Publication
- Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Solomon Islands / IPPSI
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Coccinellids (e.g., Nephaspis) are documented predators of spiraling whitefly stages.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Ladybird beetles, especially Nephaspis oculatus, prey on Aleurodicus dispersus; direction correct.”
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