Claim · #6495485
Encarsia formosa · biocontrol · Trialeurodes vaporariorum
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Encarsia formosa Hymenoptera Europe, Africa, Americas, Asia, Aus/NZ Whiteflies 1926 L”
- Source
- The state of commercial augmentative biological control: plenty of natural enemies, but a frustrating lack of uptake
- Authors
- van Lenteren J.C.
- Year
- 2012
- Publication
- BioControl
- Page
- 6
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Encarsia formosa parasitizing Trialeurodes vaporariorum since 1926 is canonical biocontrol; quote supports.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Encarsia formosa is well-documented endoparasitoid of whitefly nymphs; commercial use since 1926 accurate.”
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