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Habrolepis dalmanni · biocontrol · Asterolecanium variolosum

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“substantial or useful levels of control of golden oak scale”
Authors
Das B.C., et al.
Year
2021
Publication
Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
Page
135

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Habrolepis dalmanni is a known encyrtid endoparasitoid of Asterolecanium scale insects; biocontrol success in New Zealand, Australia, and Chile is consistent with documented classical biocontrol introductions against A. variolosum.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Habrolepis dalmanni is a documented encyrtid endoparasitoid of Asterolecanium scale insects; parasitoid-scale biocontrol is biologically consistent and well-supported by classical biocontrol literature.”

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