Claim · #6492620
Helopeltis theobromae · pest pressure · Theobroma cacao
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“biological control of Helopeltis theobromae Mill in Malaysia”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 92
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Dolichoderus thoracicus is a documented myrmecophilous biocontrol agent against Helopeltis spp. on cocoa in Malaysia, consistent with established IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Dolichoderus thoracicus is a well-documented biocontrol agent against Helopeltis spp. in Malaysian cocoa; the source quote and structured fields are consistent.”
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