Claim · #6493138
Acalymma vittatum · pathogen pressure · Cucurbit spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“striped and spotted cucumber beetles are the main vectors of the cucurbit wilt bacteria”
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- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Acalymma vittatum is a well-established vector of Erwinia tracheiphila; source quote directly supports the vectoring mechanism and harmful effect direction.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Acalymma vittatum (striped cucumber beetle) is well-established as a primary vector of Erwinia tracheiphila; source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
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