Claim · #6492869
Matsucoccus matsumurae · herbivory · Pinus tabulaeformis
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“M. matsumurae has caused extensive injury to ... P. tabulaeformis”
- 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 (red pine scale) is a known sap-feeding Margarodidae pest of Pinus species in China; herbivory/harmful direction is correct and source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Matsucoccus matsumurae (red pine scale, Margarodidae) is a well-documented sap-feeding pest of Pinus species in East Asia; herbivory on Pinus tabulaeformis in China is consistent with known host range and source quote.”
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