Claim · #6493389
Trichogramma chilonis · biocontrol · Chilo spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“effectively utilised in the biocontrol of sugarcane borers in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 155
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Chilo spp. are well-documented stalk borers of Saccharum officinarum; Trichogramma chilonis as egg parasitoid in biocontrol of sugarcane borers in Indian states is established IPM practice.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Trichogramma chilonis is a well-documented egg parasitoid of Chilo spp. and other sugarcane borers; its use in India's biocontrol programs is established fact.”
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