Claim · #6493064
Trichogramma spp. · biocontrol · Lepidoptera (order)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
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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