Claim · #6493236
Aphis gossypii · pest pressure · Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“highly infested food plants were … Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 97
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphis gossypii is a well-documented polyphagous pest of Hibiscus spp.; source quote directly names Hibiscus rosa-sinensis as a highly infested host plant.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphis gossypii is a well-documented polyphagous aphid pest with Hibiscus as a known host; source quote directly supports infestation claim.”
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