Claim · #6493595
Anastrepha ludens · herbivory · Citrus spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Mexican fruit fly (Anastrepha ludens)”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 519
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Anastrepha ludens is a well-documented quarantine pest of Citrus spp. fruit in North America; severity 'high' and affected_part 'fruit' are consistent with known biology.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Anastrepha ludens is a well-documented tephritid quarantine pest attacking citrus and other fruit crops, consistent with the high-severity herbivory classification on fruit.”
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