Claim · #6492520
Bombus (Psithyrus) spp. · parasitism · Bombus spp.
parasitism · effect: harmful
parasiteOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“In the social parasite Bombus (Psithyrus) the number ranges from 6 to 18”
- Authors
- Michener C.D.
- Year
- 2007
- Publication
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Page
- 41
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Psithyrus (now subgenus of Bombus) are well-established obligate social parasites in Bombus host colonies; mechanism and direction are correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Psithyrus (now subsumed in Bombus) are well-established obligate social parasites exploiting host Bombus colonies; source quote and structured fields are consistent.”
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