Claim · #6495141
Coccobius · biocontrol · Diaspididae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“females are primary parasitoids in diaspidid scale insects”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 299
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Heteronomous hyperparasitism (females primary on scales, males as hyperparasitoids) is a documented reproductive strategy in Coccobius and related Aphelinidae; biocontrol relevance through female function is real.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Heteronomous (autoparasitic) life history with primary-female / hyperparasitic-male development is well described for Coccobius and matches the broader Aphelinidae pattern.”
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