Claim · #6495062
Tetrastichus howardii · biocontrol · Helicoverpa armigera
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Tetrastichus howardii effective parasitoid of Helicoverpa armigera, Spodoptera litura, Chilo”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 214
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tetrastichus howardii is a polyphagous pupal parasitoid attacking Helicoverpa, Spodoptera, and Chilo in cropping systems across India.”
- entomologist · plausible
“T. howardii (Eulophidae) is a recognized gregarious pupal parasitoid of multiple stem-borers and noctuids including Chilo partellus and Helicoverpa armigera.”
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