Claim · #6496262
Encarsia haitiensis · biocontrol · Aleurodicus dispersus
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“A wasp parasite, Encarsia ?haitiensis, lays its eggs in immature whiteflies”
- Source
- Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets
- Authors
- Tsatsia H., Jackson G.
- Publication
- Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Solomon Islands / IPPSI
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Encarsia spp. are aphelinid parasitoids of whiteflies; biocontrol relationship well-established.”
- entomologist · plausible
“E. haitiensis is a documented parasitoid of Aleurodicus dispersus; mechanism and direction correct.”
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