Claim · #6495111
Telenomus oryzae · biocontrol · Scotinophara
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
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Verbatim source quote
“Telenomus oryzae emerging from Rice Black Bug eggs on rice”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 272
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Scotinophara coarctata (rice black bug) is an established rice pest in Asian paddy systems and Telenomus oryzae is a documented egg parasitoid contributing to natural biocontrol.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Telenomus rowani / oryzae complex is well documented from Scotinophara eggs in rice systems; the host-parasitoid pairing and 'emerging from' direct rearing record support biocontrol mechanism.”
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