Claim · #6495046
Trichogramma chilonis · biocontrol · Chilo partellus
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Trichogramma chilonis parasitises various lepidopteran pests in different ecosystems”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 182
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Trichogramma chilonis is one of the most widely mass-released egg parasitoids globally, deployed against lepidopteran stem borers and Helicoverpa in cotton, rice, sugarcane, and vegetables.”
- entomologist · plausible
“T. chilonis egg parasitism of Crambidae stem borers, Helicoverpa armigera and additional lepidopteran pests is extensively documented across South and Southeast Asia.”
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