Claim · #6493244
Pauesia juniperorum · biocontrol · Cinara cupressivora
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“severity of damage by the aphid has however, declined in both countries”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 97
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pauesia juniperorum is a documented endoparasitoid wasp used in classical biocontrol of Cinara cupressivora on cypress in East/Southern Africa; source quote supports declining damage post-establishment.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Pauesia juniperorum is a known braconid endoparasitoid of Cinara aphids; its biocontrol use against Cinara cupressivora in East/Southern Africa is well-documented, and the source quote supports declining damage.”
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