Claim · #6492421
Locustacarus buchneri · parasitism · Bombus spp.
parasitism · effect: harmful
parasiteOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“L. buchneri is truly parasitic, feeding directly on the haemolymph of its host”
- Authors
- Goulson D.
- Year
- 2010
- Publication
- Oxford University Press
- Page
- 72
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Locustacarus buchneri is a well-documented tracheal mite parasitizing Bombus spp. haemolymph; parasitism direction, mechanism, and behavioural effects align with known literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Locustacarus buchneri is a well-documented tracheal mite parasitizing Bombus spp. haemolymph; parasitism mechanism and behavioural effects align with published literature.”
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