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Claim · #6495362

Thysanoptera (order) · pest pressure · Allium sativum

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Garlic Aphids Thrips”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
76

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Thrips (Thysanoptera) on Allium sativum is documented (Thrips tabaci is the canonical onion/garlic thrips). Source quote 'Garlic Aphids Thrips' supports.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Thysanoptera order correctly tagged insect; Thrips tabaci is a major Allium pest causing foliar silvering. Damage_type=pest_pressure acceptable for piercing-sucking mode.”

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