Claim · #6492547
Aphytis melinus · biocontrol · Diaspididae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“In A. melinus, host-feeding benefits both longevity and fecundity, but only if sugar meals are present as well”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 75
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphytis melinus is a well-documented ectoparasitoid of armored scales (Diaspididae); the sugar-meal-dependent host-feeding benefit to longevity/fecundity is consistent with known Aphytis biology and source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Well-documented in biological control literature: Aphytis melinus is a validated ecto-parasitoid of armored scales (Diaspididae), and host-feeding/sugar synergy for longevity and fecundity is consistent with established parasitoid nutritional ecology.”
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