Claim · #6492260
Eriborus terebrans · biocontrol · Ostrinia nubilalis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Parasitism rates by any of these species can reach over 50 percent”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 9
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Eriborus terebrans is a well-documented ichneumonid larval endoparasitoid of Ostrinia nubilalis in North America; 50%+ parasitism rates are reported in IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Eriborus terebrans is a well-documented ichneumonid larval parasitoid of Ostrinia nubilalis in North America; 50%+ parasitism rates are consistent with published literature.”
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