Claim · #6493358
Anagyrus dactylopii · biocontrol · Ferrisia virgata
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“F. virgata, Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green, N. viridis, P. solenopsis, P. citri”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 136
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Anagyrus dactylopii is a documented encyrtid endoparasitoid of multiple mealybug species; the source quote lists F. virgata among hosts, consistent with the structured interaction fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Anagyrus dactylopii is a known encyrtid endoparasitoid of pseudococcid mealybugs; all listed hosts including Ferrisia virgata are pseudococcids, consistent with the mechanism and source quote.”
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