Claim · #6494861
Aphis gossypii · pest pressure · Cucumis melo
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Cucumis melo (Musk melon or Kharbuja)”
- 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
- 193
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphis gossypii is a highly polyphagous aphid with cucurbits including muskmelon as a well-documented host across global agroecosystems.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cotton aphid is a canonical pest of Cucumis melo, transmitting CMV and CABYV; the host record is textbook-level established.”
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