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Trissolcus basalis · biocontrol · Nezara viridula

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“Southern green stink bug eggs being parasitized by Trissolcus basalis”
Source
Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies
Authors
Altieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A.
Year
2005
Publication
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Handbook Series Book 7
Page
8

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Trissolcus basalis is the cosmopolitan egg parasitoid of Nezara viridula and a textbook classical biocontrol agent worldwide. Beneficial direction, mechanism, and 'Global' regional context are all consistent with the literature.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Trissolcus basalis (Scelionidae) is the canonical egg parasitoid of southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (Pentatomidae). Egg-stage parasitism mechanism is correct; high confidence justified.”

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