Claim · #6492259
Agrypon flaveolatum · biocontrol · Operophtera brumata
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Agrypon flaveolatum established throughout the geographic range of the pest”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 6
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Agrypon flaveolatum is a documented ichneumonid parasitoid of Operophtera brumata, introduced for classical biocontrol in Canada; establishment across pest range is consistent with published biocontrol literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Agrypon flaveolatum is a documented ichneumonid parasitoid introduced for winter moth (Operophtera brumata) biocontrol in Canada; source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
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