Claim · #6493403
Cydia pomonella · herbivory · Malus domestica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“potential damage by the codling moth in apple, pear, plum, and walnut orchards”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 229
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cydia pomonella is the canonical fruit-boring pest of Malus domestica; source quote and all structured fields (severity high, fruit, herbivory) are consistent with well-established entomological literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cydia pomonella larvae are the classic fruit-boring pest of Malus domestica; source quote directly supports apple fruit damage.”
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