Claim · #6495085
Helopeltis antonii · herbivory · Camellia sinensis
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Helopeltis antonii on guava neem and tea”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 269
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Helopeltis antonii is a documented polyphagous mirid pest of guava in India with shoot/fruit damage; severity 'high' is consistent with reports from southern Indian guava orchards.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Helopeltis antonii (Hemiptera: Miridae) feeding on guava shoots and fruits, causing necrotic lesions, is well-documented in Indian horticultural entomology literature.”
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