Claim · #6493078
Bursaphelenchus spp. · pest pressure · Pinus spp.
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Some Bursaphelenchus species, vectored by wood-boring insects, are found in the trunk of coconut palm or pines”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
- Page
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bursaphelenchus xylophilus vectored by Monochamus beetles into Pinus spp. trunks is well-documented; mechanism and interaction direction are correct.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Bursaphelenchus xylophilus vectored by Monochamus beetles into Pinus trunks is well-documented; mechanism and host are biologically consistent.”
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