Cydia pomonella · herbivory · Malus domestica

AI critic verdicts

• entomologist · plausible

  “Cydia pomonella is a well-established key pest of Malus domestica (pome fruit); larval fruit-boring damage and pheromone-based mating disruption IPM are thoroughly documented.”

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Cydia pomonella as a severe herbivory pest of Malus domestica fruit during fruiting is well-established; source quote confirms codling moth on pome fruits context.”

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