Claim · #6493574
Anagrus epos · biocontrol · Erythroneura elegantula
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“parasitic wasp, Anagrus epos, which attacks the grape leafhopper”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 342
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Anagrus epos as egg parasitoid of Erythroneura elegantula overwintering on blackberry leafhopper is well-documented tritrophic biocontrol in California viticulture literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Anagrus epos is a well-documented egg parasitoid of Erythroneura elegantula, and its overwintering on Dikrella cruentata in blackberries is classic California vineyard IPM literature.”
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