Claim · #6493053
Trichogramma spp. · biocontrol · Lepidoptera spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“industrial-scale production facilities have been built in North America. These produce phytoseiid mites and Trichogramma spp. parasitoids”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 139
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Trichogramma spp. are well-established egg parasitoids of Lepidoptera, and industrial-scale production in North America is a documented reality consistent with the source quote.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Trichogramma spp. are well-established egg parasitoids of Lepidoptera; industrial-scale production for biocontrol is documented and the source quote directly supports the claim.”
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