Claim · #6493443
Cydia pomonella · herbivory · Malus domestica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the codling moth, Cydia pomonella, on apples”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 409
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cydia pomonella is the canonical apple fruit pest globally; source quote directly confirms the host-pest relationship, and fruit herbivory during fruiting season is textbook.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cydia pomonella larvae boring into Malus domestica fruit is a textbook high-severity interaction; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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