Claim · #6493363
Aenasius advena · biocontrol · Ferrisia virgata
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“F. virgata, 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
“Aenasius advena (Encyrtidae) is a documented endoparasitoid of mealybugs including Ferrisia virgata and Planococcus citri, consistent with Indian biocontrol literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aenasius advena (Encyrtidae) is a documented endoparasitoid of mealybugs including Ferrisia virgata and Planococcus citri, consistent with the structured fields and source quote.”
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