Claim · #6495043
Theocolax elegans · biocontrol · Sitotroga cerealella
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Parasites of Lasioderma, Stegibium, beetles in Bruchidae and Sitotroga cerealella”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 179
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Theocolax elegans is a key stored-product parasitoid attacking Sitophilus, Rhyzopertha and other internally feeding grain pests; commercial use in stored-grain IPM is documented.”
- entomologist · plausible
“T. elegans's host range across Anobiidae, Bostrichidae, Bruchidae, Curculionidae beetles plus Sitotroga cerealella in stored grain matches the literature.”
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