Claim · #6495505
Aphidius colemani · biocontrol · Myzus persicae
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Aphidius colemani Hymenoptera Europe, Africa, Americas, Asia, Aus/NZ Aphids 1991 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
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphidius colemani is a standard commercial braconid endoparasitoid of Myzus persicae and other small aphids, in global augmentative use.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphidiine braconid parasitism of green peach aphid is canonical; mechanism and beneficial effect direction are correct.”
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