Claim · #6493348
Planococcus citri · pest pressure · Citrus spp.
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Biological control of citrus mealybug, Planococcus citri with an introduced parasite”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 138
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Leptomastix dactylopii is a well-documented parasitoid of Planococcus citri; its introduction as biocontrol in citrus systems including India is established in IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Leptomastix dactylopii is a well-documented encyrtid parasitoid of Planococcus citri, and its introduction as a biocontrol agent in India is consistent with known IPM literature.”
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