Apoanagyrus lopezi · biocontrol · Phenacoccus manihoti

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Apoanagyrus lopezi parasitizing Phenacoccus manihoti is one of the most documented classical biocontrol successes; 199:1 benefit:cost ratio is widely cited in the literature.”

• entomologist · plausible

  “Apoanagyrus lopezi is a well-documented encyrtid endoparasitoid of Phenacoccus manihoti; the 199:1 benefit:cost ratio and ~90% establishment range in sub-Saharan Africa are consistent with published IITA/CABI biocontrol literature.”

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