Aphelinus mali · biocontrol · Eriosoma lanigerum

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Aphelinus mali against Eriosoma lanigerum is one of the earliest and most cited classical biocontrol successes; Kullu Valley, New Zealand, and Mexico results are widely reported in pomology and biocontrol texts.”

• entomologist · plausible

  “Aphelinus mali is a textbook example of classical biocontrol against woolly apple aphid; the cited control percentages and instar preference (3rd-instar nymphs) are consistent with the published record.”

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