Claim · #6492867
Adelges tsugae · herbivory · Picea spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“all native and common exotic Picea spp. are unsuitable hosts for the sexuparae”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 40
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Adelges tsugae has a known two-host life cycle requiring Picea for the sexual generation; unsuitability of northeastern Picea for sexuparae is well-documented in HWA literature, consistent with the source quote.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Adelges tsugae's obligate Picea alternate host requirement for sexuparae is well-documented; northeastern Picea unsuitability causing sexuparae mortality matches established HWA lifecycle literature.”
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