Claim · #6492307
Therioaphis maculata · pest pressure · Medicago sativa
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“spotted alfalfa aphid Therioaphis maculata”
- Authors
- Dent D.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- CABI Publishing
- Page
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Therioaphis maculata is a well-documented phloem-feeding pest of Medicago sativa; harmful pest_pressure interaction is biologically correct and source quote confirms species identity.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Therioaphis maculata is a well-documented pest of Medicago sativa in the US, and IPM combining biocontrol, host resistance, and chemicals is standard practice for this species.”
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