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Trichogramma achaeae · biocontrol · Tuta absoluta

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

parasitoidOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Trichogramma achaeae in biological control of Tuta absoluta in greenhouse 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 achaeae has been investigated and used against Tuta absoluta in Mediterranean and Macaronesian (Azores, Canary Islands) greenhouse tomato; a well-known biocontrol case study.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “T. achaeae releases against Tuta absoluta in Canary Islands / Azorean greenhouse tomato are documented in Cabello et al. and follow-up work; biologically and commercially established.”

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