Claim · #6494711
Diaphorina citri · pathogen pressure · Citrus spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) (Diaphorina citria), transmitter of the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
- Page
- 425
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diaphorina citri vectoring Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus causing Huanglongbing is one of the most well-established insect-vectored bacterial disease relationships in plant pathology; source quote corroborates mechanism and direction.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Diaphorina citri as psyllid vector of Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus causing HLB is well-established; minor typo 'citria' in source quote does not affect biological validity.”
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