Claim · #6493419
Hymenoptera parasitoids · biocontrol · Lepidoptera larvae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
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Verbatim source quote
“parasitic wasps may be very effective in limiting size of a caterpillar population”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 208
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Hymenoptera parasitoids exhibiting density-dependent parasitism on Lepidoptera larvae is well-documented; source quote supports beneficial biocontrol effect direction.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Hymenoptera parasitoids acting as density-dependent biocontrol agents on Lepidoptera larvae is well-established tritrophic ecology; source quote supports the beneficial effect direction.”
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