Claim · #6495655
Myzus persicae · pest pressure · Carica papaya
pest pressure · effect: harmful
vectorOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Primarily transmits Papaya Ringspot Virus”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Sucking Insects
- Authors
- Hara A., Niino-DuPonte R.
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- UH-CTAHR Insect Pests IP-36
- Page
- 2
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Myzus persicae is a primary aphid vector of Papaya ringspot virus; valid pest-vector relationship.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“M. persicae non-persistently transmits PRSV; broad polyphagous vector competence is well-documented.”
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