Claim · #6495040
Pteromalus puparum · biocontrol · Pieridae spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Parasites of butterflies in Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae and moths”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 178
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pteromalus puparum is a classical pupal parasitoid of Pieridae (notably Pieris rapae/brassicae) and other butterflies, with relevance to brassica IPM.”
- entomologist · plausible
“P. puparum's host range across Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae and additional Lepidoptera as a gregarious pupal endoparasitoid is well established.”
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