Claim · #6495143
Aphytis melinus · biocontrol · Aonidiella aurantii
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“common biparental ectoparasitoid of Aonidiella aurantii”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 303
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphytis melinus is the most widely used parasitoid against Aonidiella aurantii (California red scale) on citrus; its biparental reproduction and ectoparasitic biology are textbook.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphytis melinus is biparental, ectoparasitic on 3rd-instar A. aurantii, and is a core augmentative biocontrol agent in citrus IPM worldwide.”
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