Claim · #6495038
Cephaleta dinoderi · biocontrol · Dinoderus minutus
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Parasites of the beetle, Dinoderus minutus, and Sitophilus oryzae”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 176
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Parasitoids of stored-product beetles (Dinoderus, Sitophilus) are a well-recognized component of post-harvest IPM in cereals and stored bamboo products.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cephaleta dinoderi is described as a parasitoid of Dinoderus minutus (Bostrichidae) and Sitophilus oryzae in stored-product entomology references.”
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