Claim · #6493033
Tetranychidae (family) · pest pressure · Arracacia xanthorrhiza
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“susceptible to spider mites, nematodes, and viruses”
- Authors
- Rubatzky V.E., Yamaguchi M.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Chapman & Hall / Springer Science+Business Media
- Page
- 212
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Spider mites (Tetranychidae) commonly attack Apiaceae crops including arracacha foliage; source quote directly supports the structured damage_type and pest fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Tetranychidae attacking arracacha foliage is biologically consistent; spider mites are polyphagous arthropod pests commonly reported on Apiaceae/Araliaceae crops.”
This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.
Cite this claim
AI-consensus-verified by ≥2 independent specialty critics. Verify against the verbatim quote above before publishing or citing.