Claim · #6495137
Encarsia flavoscutellum · biocontrol · Ceratovacuna lanigera
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
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Verbatim source quote
“Encarsia flavoscutellum is a successful biocontrol agent of the sugarcane woolly aphid”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 300
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Encarsia flavoscutellum's role as a biocontrol agent of Ceratovacuna lanigera (sugarcane woolly aphid) in India is well documented in South Asian sugarcane IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Encarsia flavoscutellum is a recognized aphelinid parasitoid of Ceratovacuna lanigera and has been deployed successfully in Indian sugarcane biocontrol programs.”
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