Claim · #6493577
Coccoidea (superfamily) · herbivory · Citrus spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Diofenolan is effective against most scale insects”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 484
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Scale insects (Coccoidea) are well-documented citrus pests; diofenolan, a juvenile hormone analog, is a registered IGR used against scales, consistent with source quote.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Scale insects (Coccoidea) are well-documented citrus pests; diofenolan is a documented juvenile hormone analog used in scale insect IPM, consistent with source quote.”
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