Claim · #6492868
Matsucoccus matsumurae · herbivory · Pinus thunbergiana
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“M. matsumurae has caused extensive injury to Pinus densiflora, P. thunbergiana”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 33
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Matsucoccus matsumurae is a documented armored scale pest of Pinus species; sap-feeding causing dieback on P. thunbergiana is biologically consistent and source quote directly supports the claim.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Matsucoccus matsumurae is a well-documented sap-feeding scale insect (Margarodidae) known to cause dieback on Pinus species including P. thunbergiana; source quote directly supports the claim.”
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