Claim · #6493522
Cydia pomonella · herbivory · Malus domestica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“lower infestations of aphids, leafhoppers... and codling moth, Cydia pomonella”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 341
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cydia pomonella is the canonical apple fruit pest globally; source quote confirms codling moth identity and reduced infestation via cover crops, consistent with IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cydia pomonella larvae boring into Malus domestica fruit is a well-established, economically significant herbivory interaction; source quote corroborates codling moth as target pest.”
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