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Cremastobombycia lantanella · biocontrol · Lantana camara

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“Lantana leaf miner, Cremastobombycia lantanella Busck”
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
301

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Cremastobombycia lantanella is a recognized lantana biocontrol agent introduced to Hawaii; leaf-mining role is documented in classical biocontrol records.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “C. lantanella (Gracillariidae) is a leaf miner of Lantana; gracillariid mining biology and host association are accurate.”

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