Claim · #6495107
Telenomus euproctiscidis · biocontrol · Euproctis lunata
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Ex eggs of Euproctis lunata”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 269
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Telenomus species commonly attack Erebidae tussock moth eggs; an egg-parasitism interaction with Euproctis lunata is consistent with the genus's known host range and ecologically meaningful for natural control.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Telenomus euproctiscidis is a Telenomus described from Euproctis hosts; egg parasitism of Euproctis lunata fits both the genus's biology and the species epithet, though primary literature support is sparse.”
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