Claim · #6495796
Microplitis croceipes · biocontrol · Helicoverpa zea
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
parasitoidOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Microplitis croceipes, a parasitoid of the corn earworm in cotton”
- Source
- Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control
- Authors
- Dufour R.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- ATTRA / NCAT Pest Management Systems Guide
- Page
- 6
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Microplitis croceipes is a known braconid parasitoid of Helicoverpa zea in cotton; extrafloral nectar provisioning supports adult retention.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Microplitis croceipes (Braconidae) parasitizing H. zea larvae in cotton is well-documented; direction and biocontrol classification correct.”
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