Claim · #6492526
Apis mellifera · pollination · Pyrus communis
pollination · effect: beneficial
pollinates GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“berries, pears, apples, citrus, melons, peas, beans, and tomatoes would not exist without insects”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 21
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Apis mellifera is a well-documented pollinator of Pyrus communis; source quote directly names pears and supports beneficial pollination interaction via insect vectors.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Apis mellifera is a well-documented pollinator of Pyrus communis; source quote supports beneficial pollination interaction, and cross-fertilization mechanism is biologically accurate.”
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