Claim · #6493076
Macrocentrus grandii · biocontrol · Ostrinia nubilalis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Macrocentrus grandii, a braconid wasp that parasitizes corn borer larvae”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 200
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Macrocentrus grandii is a well-documented braconid larval parasitoid of Ostrinia nubilalis in the US; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Macrocentrus grandii (Braconidae) is a well-documented polyembryonic larval parasitoid of Ostrinia nubilalis in North America; source quote directly supports structured fields.”
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