Claim · #6492632
Bathyplectes curculionis · biocontrol · Hypera postica
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Effects of sugar spray and aphid honeydew on field populations of the parasitoid Bathyplectes curculionis”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 93
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bathyplectes curculionis is a well-documented ichneumonid parasitoid of Hypera postica; biocontrol/beneficial direction and parasitism mechanism are taxonomically and ecologically correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Bathyplectes curculionis is a well-documented larval parasitoid of Hypera postica; sugar/honeydew effects on parasitoid fitness are a recognized IPM research topic.”
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