Claim · #6495061
Telenomus remus · biocontrol · Spodoptera litura
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
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Verbatim source quote
“Telenomus remus is an effective egg parasitoid of Spodoptera litura”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 213
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Telenomus remus is widely reported as an effective egg parasitoid of Spodoptera spp. and used in augmentative releases in India and the Americas.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Telenomus remus (Scelionidae) is the canonical egg parasitoid of Spodoptera litura/frugiperda with high field efficacy.”
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