Claim · #6493516
Parlatoria oleae · pest pressure · Olea europaea
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“olive scale, Parlatoria oleae, controlled by Aphytis maculicornis and Coccophagoides utilis”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 334
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphytis maculicornis and Coccophagoides utilis are well-documented parasitoid biocontrol agents of Parlatoria oleae on olive; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphytis maculicornis and Coccophagoides utilis are well-documented parasitoids of Parlatoria oleae in classical biocontrol programs, consistent with source quote.”
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