Claim · #6493239
Lysiphlebus testaceipes · biocontrol · Aphis aurantii
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“introduced L. testaceipes was very effective bioagent”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 95
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Lysiphlebus testaceipes is a well-documented aphidiid endoparasitoid; its establishment and predominance controlling Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii on citrus in southern France/Spain is consistent with known biocontrol literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Lysiphlebus testaceipes is a well-documented aphidiine endoparasitoid of aphids including Aphis (Toxoptera) aurantii, with documented establishment in Mediterranean Europe as a biocontrol agent.”
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