Claim · #6495069
Trichogramma pretiosum · biocontrol · Neoleucinodes elegantalis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Trichogramma pretiosum natural parasitism in Neoleucinodes elegantalis on tomato”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 240
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Trichogramma pretiosum is widely reported parasitising Neoleucinodes elegantalis (tomato fruit borer) eggs in Brazilian tomato systems and is a standard augmentative-biocontrol agent there.”
- entomologist · plausible
“T. pretiosum natural parasitism of N. elegantalis on tomato is well-documented in Brazilian Embrapa literature; canonical regional host association.”
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