Claim · #6493350
Acerophagus papayae · biocontrol · Paracoccus marginatus
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“successfully controlled the papaya mealybug within a period of six months”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 140
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Acerophagus papayae is a well-documented encyrtid parasitoid of Paracoccus marginatus; its classical biocontrol success in India within six months is consistent with published ICAR/USDA records.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Acerophagus papayae is a well-documented encyrtid endoparasitoid of Paracoccus marginatus; its classical biocontrol introduction to India from Puerto Rico USDA-APHIS is established literature.”
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