Claim · #6492697
Cotesia spp. · biocontrol · Ostrinia nubilalis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“one of the most important genera in this family for pest management is Cotesia”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 135
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cotesia (Braconidae) parasitizing Ostrinia nubilalis larvae is well-documented; Cotesia thompsoni and C. glomerata are recognized larval endoparasitoids of ECB, consistent with mechanism and effect direction.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cotesia spp. (Braconidae) are well-documented larval endoparasitoids of Ostrinia nubilalis; C. thompsoni parasitizing ECB larvae is biologically consistent and taxonomically sound.”
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