Claim · #6493582
Coccoidea (superfamily) · herbivory · Camellia sinensis
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“used in citrus, pome fruit, stone fruit, grape, mango, olive, nut, and tea crops”
- 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 Camellia sinensis; source quote confirms tea is among listed crops, supporting the association.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Coccoidea are well-documented herbivorous pests of Camellia sinensis; source quote confirms tea as a host crop context.”
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