Claim · #6492859
Urophora affinis · biocontrol · Centaurea maculosa
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Urophora affinis capitulum, and U. quadrifasciata capitulum at Chase, British Columbia”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 219
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Urophora affinis is a well-documented tephritid biocontrol agent of Centaurea maculosa, forming seed-head galls that reduce seed output; source quote and mechanism align.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Urophora affinis is a well-established Tephritidae biocontrol agent forming capitulum galls in Centaurea maculosa; monitoring in British Columbia is consistent with its known North American release history.”
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