Claim · #6493352
Aenasius arizonensis · biocontrol · Phenacoccus solenopsis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“key role in checking the menace of another alien invasive species, solenopsis mealybug”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 141
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aenasius arizonensis is a well-documented encyrtid endoparasitoid of Phenacoccus solenopsis, widely used in classical biocontrol in India; interaction direction and mechanism are correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aenasius arizonensis is a well-documented encyrtid endoparasitoid of Phenacoccus solenopsis in India; biocontrol role and mechanism are biologically consistent with the source quote.”
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