Claim · #6493688
Rhagoletis pomonella · herbivory · Malus domestica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“apple maggot may produce the heaviest infestations of all”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 607
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Rhagoletis pomonella is a well-documented key pest of Malus domestica in the US; severity=high, fruit herbivory, and the source quote directly support the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Rhagoletis pomonella is a well-documented key pest of Malus domestica in the US; larval fruit damage and high infestation potential are consistent with established IPM literature.”
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