Claim · #6493383
Aphelinus mali · biocontrol · Eriosoma lanigerum
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“A. mali has emerged as a key population regulatory agent of E. lanigerum”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 153
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphelinus mali is a well-documented primary parasitoid of Eriosoma lanigerum globally, including India; source quote directly supports the extracted claim.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphelinus mali is a well-documented endoparasitoid of Eriosoma lanigerum globally, including Indian apple-growing regions; biocontrol role is biologically consistent.”
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