Claim · #6495035
Smicronyx albovariegatus · biocontrol · Striga hermonthica
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“S. albovariegatus and the noctuid moth, Eulocastra argentisparsa, were introduced to Ethiopia from India but the attempts apparently failed”
- 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
- 303
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Smicronyx weevils have been investigated for biocontrol of Striga witchweed in Africa, and the historical India-to-Ethiopia introductions with disappointing field establishment match the published record.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Smicronyx albovariegatus is a known Striga seed-feeding curculionid; release attempts against S. hermonthica with limited success are documented in the classical biocontrol literature.”
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