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Trichogramma spp. · biocontrol · Lepidoptera (order)

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“Trichogramma spp. parasitoids reared in the People's Republic of China on artificial eggs”
Authors
Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
Year
1997
Publication
Westview Press / Routledge
Page
144

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Trichogramma spp. are well-documented egg parasitoids of Lepidoptera, and China's large-scale mass-rearing on artificial host eggs is established biocontrol practice consistent with the source quote.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Trichogramma spp. are well-documented egg parasitoids of Lepidoptera, and China's large-scale mass-rearing on artificial/factitious hosts (including artificial eggs) is established IPM practice.”

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