Claim · #6494757
Mesoleius tenthredinis · biocontrol · Pristiphora erichsonii
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“larvae of the larch sawfly (Pristiphora erischsonii) vary in their ability to encapsulate the eggs”
- Authors
- Dent D.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- CABI Publishing
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Mesoleius tenthredinis is a well-documented ichneumonid parasitoid of Pristiphora erichsonii in Canadian forests; host encapsulation variation is a classically studied resistance mechanism in this system.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Mesoleius tenthredinis is a well-documented ichneumonid parasitoid of Pristiphora erichsonii larvae in Canada; host encapsulation variation is a known biological phenomenon in this system.”
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