Claim · #6493385
Leptomastix dactylopii · biocontrol · Planococcus lilacinus
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“capable of parasitising Planococcus citri and P. lilacinus”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 153
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Source quote directly confirms Leptomastix dactylopii parasitises P. lilacinus; this encyrtid parasitoid of mealybugs is well-documented in biocontrol literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Leptomastix dactylopii is a well-documented encyrtid parasitoid of pseudococcid mealybugs; parasitism of Planococcus spp. including P. lilacinus is biologically consistent and source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
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