Claim · #6492552
Aphidius colemani · biocontrol · Aphididae (family)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the generalist aphid parasitoid Aphidius colemani shows a preference for the host plant complex on which it had been reared”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 78
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Host-plant complex conditioning in Aphidius colemani is well-documented; associative learning affecting host acceptance is consistent with parasitoid foraging literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphidius colemani is a well-documented generalist aphid endoparasitoid; host-plant complex conditioning affecting host preference is consistent with established parasitoid learning/preference literature.”
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