Claim · #6491983
Parasitica (parasitoid wasps) · biocontrol · Lepidoptera larvae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“decreased plant damage and increased larval parasitism in structurally complex landscapes”
- Authors
- [object Object]
- Year
- 2014
- Publication
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development
- Page
- 13
- License
- unknown
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Thies et al. (2003) is a well-known landscape ecology study; parasitoid wasps (Parasitica) parasitizing Lepidoptera larvae in complex landscapes is well-supported tritrophic biocontrol logic.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Larval parasitoid wasps (Parasitica) parasitizing Lepidoptera larvae is a well-established interaction; landscape complexity enhancing parasitism rates is consistent with Thies et al. (2003) findings.”
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