Claim · #6492569
Scirtothrips citri · herbivory · Citrus spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“citrus thrips, Scirtothrips citri, feeding on buds, new growth, and fruit of citrus trees”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 108
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Scirtothrips citri is a well-documented thrips pest of citrus in the US, known to feed on buds, new growth, and fruit rind, consistent with all structured fields.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Scirtothrips citri is a well-documented citrus pest in the US; feeding on buds, new growth, and fruit matches established IPM literature exactly.”
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