Claim · #6493413
Bactrocera dorsalis · herbivory · Citrus spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“oriental fruit fly Dacus dorsalis”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 229
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bactrocera dorsalis (syn. Dacus dorsalis) is a well-documented high-severity citrus fruit pest and regulated quarantine target in California and Florida detection programs.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Bactrocera dorsalis (syn. Dacus dorsalis) is a regulated quarantine pest in the US, and California/Florida run active detection programs for it on citrus and other fruits.”
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