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Claim · #6493242

Aphidius ervi · biocontrol · Acyrthosiphon kondoi

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

parasitoidOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“established in Australia … as a result of introductions between 1977 and 1981 against Acyrthosiphon kondoi”
Authors
Das B.C., et al.
Year
2021
Publication
Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
Page
95

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Aphidius ervi is a well-documented aphid endoparasitoid; classical biocontrol introductions to Australia against Acyrthosiphon kondoi in this period are consistent with known IPM history, and source quote directly supports the structured fields.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Aphidius ervi is a well-documented aphid endoparasitoid; its classical biocontrol introduction to Australia against Acyrthosiphon kondoi in the late 1970s–early 1980s is consistent with known literature, and the source quote directly supports all structured fields.”

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