Claim · #6496041
Aphididae (family) · herbivory · Capsicum annuum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“leaf distortion and mottling; chlorotic leaf spots and black sooty mold”
- Source
- International Cooperators' Guide: Procedures for Sweet Pepper Variety Field Trials (#14-775)
- Authors
- Shieh H., Lin S., Lin L., Sheu Z., Tsai W., Srinivasan R., Kumar S.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg / AVRDC)
- Page
- 10
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphids feeding on pepper cause leaf distortion, mottling, chlorosis and honeydew-induced sooty mold; classic herbivory profile.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphididae phloem-feeding produces described distortion, mottling, and sooty mold from honeydew; family-level attribution appropriate.”
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