Claim · #6495032
Cremastobombycia lantanella · biocontrol · Lantana camara
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
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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