Claim · #6492505
Cotesia sesamiae · biocontrol · Busseola fusca
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Border grasses also enhance the parasitisation of stemborers by the wasp Cotesia semamiae”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 46
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cotesia sesamiae parasitising Busseola fusca in Kenya push-pull systems is well-documented; source quote directly supports the mechanism, despite minor spelling variant 'semamiae'.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cotesia sesamiae is a well-documented larval endoparasitoid of Busseola fusca in East African push-pull systems; border grass role in enhancing parasitism rates is established in literature.”
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