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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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