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Macrocentrus grandii · biocontrol · Ostrinia nubilalis

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“Effects of partial sugar deprivation on lifespan in the parasitoid Macrocentrus grandii”
Authors
Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
Year
2004
Publication
CSIRO Publishing
Page
91

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Macrocentrus grandii is a well-documented braconid parasitoid of Ostrinia nubilalis; sugar nutrition affecting parasitoid lifespan is biologically established and the source quote matches the extracted claim.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Macrocentrus grandii is a well-documented braconid parasitoid of Ostrinia nubilalis; sugar nutrition affecting adult parasitoid lifespan is biologically established and consistent with source quote.”

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