Claim · #6493468
Tetranychus pacificus · pest pressure · Vitis vinifera
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“The Pacific spider mite is by far the most injurious”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 453
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tetranychus pacificus as the most injurious mite on California grapevines is well-supported by IPM literature; source quote directly corroborates the severity and pest_pressure classification.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Tetranychus pacificus is a well-documented key pest of Vitis vinifera in California, causing stippling and leaf bronzing; the severity and source quote align with established IPM literature.”
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