Claim · #6495039
Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae · biocontrol · Drosophila spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Parasites of muscoidea flies, blow flies, Drosophila, and many fruit flies”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 178
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae is a cosmopolitan generalist pupal parasitoid widely used and studied against muscoid, drosophilid, and tephritid Diptera in IPM and sanitation contexts.”
- entomologist · plausible
“P. vindemmiae's broad host range across muscoid flies, Drosophila spp., and tephritid fruit flies as a solitary pupal ectoparasitoid is extensively documented.”
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