Claim · #6495746
Chelonus blackburni · biocontrol · Omphisa anastomosalis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Known parasitoids of the vine borer in Hawai'i include Chelonus blackburni”
- Source
- Sweetpotato Production Guides for Hawai'i
- Authors
- Valenzuela, Hector; Fukuda, Steven; Arakaki, Alton
- Year
- 1994
- Publication
- CTAHR Research Extension Series 146
- Page
- 6
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Chelonus blackburni (Braconidae) is documented egg-larval parasitoid in Hawaii; biocontrol direction correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Chelonus blackburni is a known braconid parasitoid; subject/object direction and Hawaiian context match literature.”
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