Claim · #6492347
Hypothenemus hampei · pest pressure · Coffea arabica
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Coffee berry borer reproduces exclusively in coffee berries”
- Authors
- Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
- Year
- 1999
- Publication
- CRC Press / Lewis Publishers
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Hypothenemus hampei is well-documented as an obligate endoparasite of coffee berries, reproducing exclusively within them and persisting in fallen berries between seasons.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Hypothenemus hampei is well-documented as an obligate endoparasite of coffee berries with overwintering in fallen berries; biology matches extracted claim and source quote.”
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