Claim · #6495684
Ageniaspis citricola · biocontrol · Phyllocnistis citrella
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“A tiny parasitic wasp (Ageniaspis citricola)... has kept citrus leafminer under control”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects
- Authors
- Hara A., Niino-DuPonte R.
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- UH-CTAHR Insect Pests IP-37
- Page
- 5
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ageniaspis citricola is the classical biocontrol agent of Phyllocnistis citrella, established in Hawaii; quote supports.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Ageniaspis citricola (Encyrtidae) is a host-specific egg-larval parasitoid of citrus leafminer; well-documented.”
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