Claim · #6496055
Aphidoidea (superfamily) · pest pressure · Momordica charantia
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“stunted growth, infested leaves that curl downwards, yellowing and cupping”
- Source
- International Cooperators' Guide: Procedures for Bitter Gourd Variety Field Trials
- Authors
- Dhillon N.P.S., Lin L.-J., Srimat S., Laenoi S., Ramasamy S., Kenyon L., Sheu Z.-M., Mecozzi M.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- World Vegetable Center publication #17-820
- Page
- 9
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphid feeding on cucurbits produces stunting, leaf curl, yellowing, honeydew, and sooty mold; well-supported.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphid phloem-feeding on bitter gourd causing leaf curl, yellowing, honeydew is standard; quote supports.”
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