Claim · #6493228
Cinara cupressivora · pest pressure · Widdringtonia cupressoides
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“infests a wide range of Cupressaceae, including indigenous species, such as Mulanje cedar”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 97
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cinara cupressivora is a well-documented aphid pest of Cupressaceae in Africa; Widdringtonia cupressoides (Mulanje cedar) is a Cupressaceous species, and the source quote directly supports the extracted claim.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cinara cupressivora is a well-documented cypress aphid attacking Cupressaceae in Africa; source quote directly supports infestation of Mulanje cedar (Widdringtonia cupressoides).”
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