Claim · #6493499
Lygus lineolaris · pest pressure · Prunus persica
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, injury (cat-facing) to peaches”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 268
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Lygus lineolaris is a well-documented heteropteran pest causing cat-facing on stone fruits including peach via stylet feeding and salivary toxins; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Lygus lineolaris is a well-documented hemipteran pest of stone fruits; its stylet feeding causes cat-facing deformity in peaches via salivary enzyme injection, consistent with source quote and structured fields.”
This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.
Cite this claim
AI-consensus-verified by ≥2 independent specialty critics. Verify against the verbatim quote above before publishing or citing.