Claim · #6492422
Conopidae (family) · parasitism · Bombus spp.
parasitism · effect: harmful
parasiteOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“leads to the death of the host bee about 10–12 days after infection”
- Authors
- Goulson D.
- Year
- 2010
- Publication
- Oxford University Press
- Page
- 62
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Conopid flies are well-documented koinobiont endoparasitoids of bumblebees; intersegmental oviposition, haemolymph feeding, and 10–12 day host-death timeline are consistent with established literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Conopidae are well-documented endoparasitoids of bumblebees; mechanism (intersegmental oviposition at flowers), larval tissue consumption, and 10–12 day host mortality are consistent with established biology.”
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