Claim · #6492143
Anagrus epos · biocontrol · Erythroneura spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“blackberries around vineyards increase populations of wasps (Anagrus epos), a parasitoid of the grape leafhopper”
- Source
- Agroecosystems Analysis
- Authors
- Rickerl D., Francis C., Gliessman S.R., Nicholls C.I., Altieri M.A., Janke R.R., Dobbs T.L., Flora C.B., Schumacher T.E., Caldwell R.M., Salomonsson L., Lieblein G., Helenius J., Kirschenmann F.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- Agronomy Monograph No. 43, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America
- Page
- 58
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Anagrus epos parasitizing Erythroneura grape leafhoppers, enhanced by blackberry refugia in California vineyards, is well-documented in IPM and agroecology literature; source quote matches structured fields exactly.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Anagrus epos is a well-documented egg parasitoid of Erythroneura leafhopper spp., and blackberry-as-overwintering-host refuge enhancing vineyard populations is established California IPM literature.”
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