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Eriborus terebrans · biocontrol · Ostrinia nubilalis

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“European corn borers at the outskirts of fields are more prone to parasitism by the ichneumonid wasp Eriborus terebrans”
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
26

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Edge-enhanced parasitism of European corn borer by Eriborus terebrans (Landis & Haas, Michigan) is a well-cited landscape-ecology result. Quote directly supports edge effect; beneficial direction correct.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Eriborus terebrans (Ichneumonidae) is a documented larval parasitoid of Ostrinia nubilalis (Crambidae). Edge-vegetation refuge effect on adult parasitoid behavior is established. Taxonomy and ecology accurate.”

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