Claim · #6495392
Thripidae (family) · pest pressure · Mangifera indica
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Mango Thrips Aphids Scales”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Thripidae thrips are documented Mangifera indica pests, especially on flowers/inflorescences causing blossom damage and fruit set reduction in tropical regions like Guam.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Thrips (Thripidae) attacking mango flowers is well-documented (Scirtothrips, Frankliniella spp.); family-level designation and 'flowers' affected_part are biologically appropriate.”
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