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Trichogramma nubilale · biocontrol · Ostrinia nubilalis

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

parasitoidOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Limitations of Trichogramma nubilale as an inundative biological control of Ostrinia nubilalis”
Authors
Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
Year
1997
Publication
Westview Press / Routledge
Page
24

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “T. nubilale is a well-documented egg parasitoid of O. nubilalis; inundative release limitations in cool temperate climates are consistent with known thermal biology constraints of Trichogramma spp.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “T. nubilale is a documented egg parasitoid of O. nubilalis; source quote directly supports limitations of inundative use in cool temperate regions.”

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