Claim · #6495631
Aphidoidea · herbivory · Cynara scolymus
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Aphids are one of the few pests that attack this hardy plant”
- Source
- Commercial Vegetable Production in Hawaii
- Authors
- Krauss F.G.
- Year
- 1932
- Publication
- University of Hawaii Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin No. 16
- Page
- 51
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphid herbivory on globe artichoke foliage and buds is well-attested; classification matches Aphidoidea biology.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphidoidea phloem-feeding on artichoke foliage/buds is standard pest biology; both nymphs and adults feed similarly.”
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