Claim · #6494862
Aphis gossypii · pest pressure · Cucurbita moschata
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Cucurbita moschata (Pumpkin or Kaddu)”
- 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
“Cucurbita moschata is a recognized host of Aphis gossypii in cucurbit cropping systems worldwide, including India.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Pumpkin is a documented host plant for the highly polyphagous Aphis gossypii; consistent with standard entomological references.”
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