Claim · #6495120
Gryon gonikopalense · biocontrol · Bagrada hilaris
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Gryon gonikopalense being evaluated as a candidate for classical biocontrol”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 273
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Gryon gonikopalense as a classical biocontrol candidate against invasive Bagrada hilaris in California aligns with USDA-APHIS host-range testing programmes for Brassica crop protection.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Gryon gonikopalense quarantine evaluations against Bagrada hilaris are documented in Ganjisaffar/Hoelmer et al. as part of California's Bagrada classical biocontrol programme; description as 'being evaluated' is accurate.”
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