Claim · #6495048
Trichogramma achaeae · biocontrol · Tuta absoluta
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Trichogramma achaeae in biological control of Tuta absoluta in greenhouses”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 183
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Trichogramma achaeae has been evaluated and used in greenhouse-tomato Tuta absoluta IPM, particularly in European protected cultivation since the pest's invasion.”
- entomologist · plausible
“T. achaeae's biological-control potential against Tuta absoluta (Gelechiidae) under greenhouse conditions is documented in published efficacy trials.”
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