Rhagoletis pomonella · herbivory · Malus domestica

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Rhagoletis pomonella is a well-documented key fruit pest of Malus domestica; fruit/fruiting stage herbivory classification and high severity in US orchards are all biologically consistent.”

• entomologist · plausible

  “Rhagoletis pomonella is a well-documented key fruit pest of Malus domestica in Michigan/Northeast US, with larval feeding causing direct fruit damage consistent with 'herbivory' on 'fruit'.”

This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.