Claim · #6495146
Proaphelinoides · biocontrol · Diaspididae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“parasitic on diaspidid scales of the tribe Odonaspidini”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 301
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Proaphelinoides spp. are described as parasitoids of diaspidid scales (Odonaspidini); the claim is taxonomically accurate albeit with limited published ecological data.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Proaphelinoides parasitism of Odonaspidini scales is consistent with the published Aphelinidae host catalog; tribe-level specificity is biologically reasonable.”
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