Claim · #6493686
Cydia pomonella · herbivory · Malus domestica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Codling moth larvae injure fruit when they tunnel and feed on seeds”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 607
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cydia pomonella larvae tunneling into apple fruit to feed on seeds is textbook IPM knowledge; all fields (severity high, herbivory, fruit) are consistent with the source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cydia pomonella larvae are well-documented key apple pests that tunnel into fruit to feed on seeds; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”
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