Claim · #6493013
Aphis craccivora · pest pressure · Vigna unguiculata
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“aphids took longer to decide to feed on resistant lines”
- Authors
- Dent D.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- CABI Publishing
- Page
- 165
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphis craccivora is the primary aphid pest of Vigna unguiculata; extended pre-feeding probing on resistant lines is a well-documented antixenosis/resistance mechanism consistent with source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphis craccivora is a well-documented aphid pest of Vigna unguiculata; prolonged probing/settling time on resistant lines is a classic EPG-documented antixenosis resistance mechanism.”
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