Claim · #6494927
Phyllocoptruta oleivora · pest pressure · Citrus spp.
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead)”
- 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
- 247
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phyllocoptruta oleivora (citrus rust mite) is a textbook eriophyid pest causing fruit rind russeting and reduced packout on citrus in all major growing regions.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Citrus rust mite is one of the most economically important eriophyid pests of citrus, with well-documented damage to fruits and leaves.”
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