Claim · #6492002
parasitoid insects (community) · biocontrol · herbivorous insects (community)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“decreased plant damage and increased larval parasitism in complex landscapes”
- Authors
- Wezel A., Casagrande M., Celette F., Vian J.-F., Ferrer A., Peigné J.
- Year
- 2014
- Publication
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development
- Page
- 13
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Landscape complexity increasing larval parasitism rates is well-supported in tritrophic biocontrol literature; source quote directly matches structured fields and mechanism.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Larval parasitoids attacking herbivore larvae is biologically correct; landscape complexity enhancing parasitoid efficacy is well-supported in IPM and biocontrol literature.”
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