Claim · #6492445
Epiphyas postvittana · pest pressure · Malus domestica
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“fenoxycarb which can be used to control Cydia pomonella and Epiphyas postvittana”
- Authors
- Dent D.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- CABI Publishing
- Page
- 86
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Source quote directly names fenoxycarb controlling E. postvittana in top fruit; IGR use against tortricid moths on apple is well-established in IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Fenoxycarb is a well-documented IGR used against Lepidoptera including LBAM (E. postvittana) and codling moth (C. pomonella) in top fruit; source quote directly supports the claim.”
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