AgroEco

Claim · #6492643

Cotesia glomerata · biocontrol · Pieris brassicae

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

parasitoidOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Establishing preferences for nectar constituents in the parasitoid Cotesia glomerata”
Authors
Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
Year
2004
Publication
CSIRO Publishing
Page
92

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Cotesia glomerata is a well-documented larval parasitoid of Pieris brassicae; nectar-sugar preference studies align with parasitoid conservation biocontrol research.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Cotesia glomerata is a well-documented larval parasitoid of Pieris brassicae; studying adult nectar preferences for conservation biocontrol is biologically coherent and stage-appropriate.”

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