Claim · #6495014
Bactra verutana · biocontrol · Cyperus rotundus
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Bactra verutana... Javelin moth”
- Authors
- Bhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- Insect Predators in Pest Management (CRC Press / Taylor & Francis)
- Page
- 299
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bactra verutana is documented as a stem-boring biocontrol agent of Cyperus rotundus (purple nutsedge) in weed-management literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Bactra verutana (Tortricidae) larvae are documented stem borers of Cyperus rotundus, consistent with the mechanism described.”
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