AgroEco

Claim · #6492505

Cotesia sesamiae · biocontrol · Busseola fusca

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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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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