Claim · #6495361
Tetranychidae (family) · herbivory · Solanum melongena
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Eggplant Aphids Spider Mites”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 76
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Spider mites on Solanum melongena (eggplant) is a documented pest interaction, especially in warm/dry conditions like Guam. Source quote confirms.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Tetranychidae correctly classed as arachnid; eggplant is a known Tetranychus host (T. urticae, T. cinnabarinus). Foliar damage matches feeding mode.”
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