Claim · #6493599
Ceratitis capitata · herbivory · Citrus sinensis
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“destructive pests of more than 100 species of fruit, including orange”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 524
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Ceratitis capitata is a well-documented polyphagous tephritid; larval feeding in citrus fruit pulp and resulting quality damage are consistent with established biology and the source quote.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ceratitis capitata is a well-documented polyphagous tephritid; larval feeding in citrus fruit pulp and oviposition damage are textbook pest impacts consistent with 'severe' severity and 'herbivory' damage type.”
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