Claim · #6493552
Rhagoletis pomonella · herbivory · Malus domestica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“an effective method for reducing infestations of the codling moth, apple maggot”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 353
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Source quote supports apple maggot as a fruit pest of Malus domestica; dropped-fruit removal is a well-documented IPM tactic disrupting Rhagoletis pomonella pupation in soil.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Rhagoletis pomonella larvae develop in fallen fruit; sanitation by removing dropped fruit is a well-established IPM tactic, consistent with the source quote and structured fields.”
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