Claim · #6492408
Tortricidae (family) · pest pressure · Vitis vinifera
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“enhancing biological control of leafrollers (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by sowing buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) in an orchard”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
- Page
- 11
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Tortricidae leafrollers are well-documented vineyard/orchard pests in NZ; buckwheat is a known parasitoid-enhancement cover crop in IPM literature.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tortricidae leafrollers are well-documented vineyard/orchard pests in NZ; buckwheat as parasitoid-enhancement companion is a published IPM strategy consistent with the source quote.”
This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.
Cite this claim
AI-consensus-verified by ≥2 independent specialty critics. Verify against the verbatim quote above before publishing or citing.