Claim · #6493570
Aphytis spp. · biocontrol · Aonidiella aurantii
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Aphytis species used on about 4,450 hectares against California red scale”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 338
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Aonidiella aurantii is a well-documented major citrus pest; Aphytis melinus biocontrol releases against it in California are extensively recorded in IPM literature.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aonidiella aurantii is a well-documented major armored scale pest of Citrus spp., and Aphytis spp. (notably A. melinus) are established classical biocontrol agents used in California citrus; the source quote directly supports the extracted claim.”
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