Claim · #6495121
Telenomus laeviceps · biocontrol · Mamestra brassicae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“selected flowers as nectar resources had an impact on parasitisation”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 273
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Floral nectar resources enhancing egg-parasitoid (Telenomus) performance against Mamestra brassicae is well-supported by conservation-biocontrol literature (Wäckers, Lewis, Geneau).”
- entomologist · plausible
“Telenomus laeviceps is a documented Scelionidae egg parasitoid of Mamestra brassicae and adult parasitoids depend on nectar to extend lifespan and fecundity.”
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