Claim · #6494824
Pseudacysta perseae · herbivory · Persea americana
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“feeding on avocado lace bug, Pseudacysta perseae (Heidemann), in Florida”
- Authors
- Bhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- Insect Predators in Pest Management (CRC Press / Taylor & Francis)
- Page
- 109
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pseudacysta perseae is the established avocado lace bug in Florida and the Caribbean, causing chlorotic stippling and premature leaf drop in commercial avocado.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Pseudacysta perseae (Tingidae) is the well-documented avocado lace bug in Florida, with moderate severity matching the published Mead/Pena-era records.”
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