Claim · #6495087
Helopeltis spp. · herbivory · Anacardium occidentale
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Helopeltis spp., a polyphagous pest attacking cashew, cocoa”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 273
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Helopeltis spp. as a major polyphagous pest of cashew (shoots, panicles) is one of the best-documented mirid pest situations in Indian and West African cashew systems.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Helopeltis (H. antonii, H. anacardii, H. theivora) on Anacardium occidentale shoots and inflorescences is the canonical cashew pest complex; high severity and affected parts are accurate.”
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