Claim · #6495932
Tachinidae (family) · biocontrol · Lepidoptera (order)
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“larvae parasitize many worms, Japanese beetles, and some bugs”
- Source
- Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests
- Authors
- Baier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- NCAT/ATTRA
- Page
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tachinidae larvae are obligate parasitoids of caterpillars, beetles, and other insects; well-established.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Tachinid larvae parasitize Lepidoptera, Coleoptera (incl. Japanese beetle), and Hemiptera; quote supports.”
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