Claim · #6495042
Spalangia endius · biocontrol · Musca domestica
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Parasites of flies in Anthomyiidae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae and Muscidae”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 179
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Spalangia endius is a commercially reared pupal parasitoid used against filth flies in livestock operations and is recorded from tephritid pupae as well.”
- entomologist · plausible
“S. endius parasitism of Muscidae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae and Tephritidae fly pupae is extensively reported in biocontrol and veterinary entomology.”
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