Claim · #6495145
Marlattiella maculata · biocontrol · Diaspididae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“endoparasitoid of diaspidids”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 301
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Marlattiella maculata is described in Indian aphelinid taxonomy as a diaspidid endoparasitoid; regional record from Uttar Pradesh is consistent with published taxonomic monographs.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Marlattiella maculata's reported endoparasitism of diaspidid scales is consistent with Aphelinidae host-range patterns; lower confidence reflects sparse mass-rearing data, not biological implausibility.”
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