Claim · #6495748
Pristomerus hawaiiensis · biocontrol · Omphisa anastomosalis
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Known parasitoids...include...Pristomerus hawaiiensis Perkins”
- 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
“Pristomerus hawaiiensis (Ichneumonidae) is documented Hawaiian parasitoid of lepidopteran borers; quote supports.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Pristomerus hawaiiensis is a known ichneumonid larval parasitoid of stem/vine borers; biocontrol classification correct.”
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