Claim · #6495066
Aprostocetus doonensis · biocontrol · Procontarinia mangiferae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
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Verbatim source quote
“Aprostocetus doonensis Singh — Procontarinia mangiferae, India: Dehradun”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 207
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aprostocetus doonensis (described by Mani from Dehradun) is a recognised eulophid associate of Procontarinia mango gall midges; the Indian regional context matches the type locality.”
- entomologist · plausible
“The host association between Aprostocetus doonensis and Procontarinia mangiferae in northern India is consistent with published taxonomic and parasitoid-survey records from Dehradun.”
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