Claim · #6492671
Cydia pomonella · pest pressure · Pyrus communis
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“caterpillars enter the blossom end of apples and pears and feed internally on the fruit”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 124
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cydia pomonella larvae entering fruit via blossom end and feeding internally is well-documented IPM knowledge; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cydia pomonella larvae are well-documented internal fruit feeders on Malus domestica; larval entry via the calyx/blossom end is a known behavior consistent with the source quote.”
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