Telenomus remus · biocontrol · Spodoptera frugiperda

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Telenomus remus is the most studied scelionid biocontrol agent of Spodoptera frugiperda globally; ~90% parasitism in Venezuelan corn matches Cave (2000) and subsequent reviews.”

• entomologist · plausible

  “Telenomus remus's gregarious egg parasitism of Spodoptera frugiperda overlapping egg masses is canonical Neotropical biocontrol literature; the 90% Venezuelan figure is consistent with multiple published field studies.”

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