Claim · #6493580
Coccoidea (superfamily) · herbivory · Mangifera indica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“used in citrus, pome fruit, stone fruit, grape, mango, olive”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 484
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Scale insects (Coccoidea) are well-documented pests of apple (pome fruit); diofenolan (IGR) is registered against scales, consistent with source quote listing pome fruit.”
- entomologist · uncertain
“Scale insects (Coccoidea) on apple bark/fruit is plausible, but source quote mentions diofenolan use on pome fruit without confirming scale insects specifically; diofenolan is primarily an IGR used against scales/mealybugs, so connection is reasonable but unconfirmed by the quote.”
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