Claim · #6495045
Pteromalus semotus · biocontrol · Neodiprion sertifer
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Parasites of Neodiprion sertifer and many moths in Coleophoridae and Tortricidae”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 179
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pteromalus parasitoids of diprionid sawflies and lepidopteran pests are documented in forest and orchard biocontrol contexts.”
- entomologist · plausible
“P. semotus host records from Neodiprion sertifer (Diprionidae) plus Coleophoridae and Tortricidae moths are consistent with published Pteromalus host data.”
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