Claim · #6493590
Rhagoletis (genus) · herbivory · Prunus avium
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“oviposition-deterring pheromones were sprayed on cherry trees to reduce fruit damage”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 503
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Rhagoletis cerasi (European cherry fruit fly) is a well-documented high-severity pest of Prunus avium in Switzerland; ODP-based deterrents are an established IPM strategy for this species.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Rhagoletis cerasi (European cherry fruit fly) is a well-documented high-severity pest of Prunus avium in Switzerland; oviposition-deterring pheromone (ODP) use against it is a real, researched IPM strategy.”
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