Claim · #6496083
Aphidoidea (superfamily) · pest pressure · Vigna unguiculata
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Aphids occur in large numbers on the tender shoots, lower leaf surfaces, and pods.”
- Source
- How to Grow Cowpea
- Authors
- AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center
- Publication
- AVRDC SRTT Project Extension Bulletin
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphid pressure on cowpea shoots/pods with sooty mould is well-documented; classifications consistent.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphidoidea on cowpea (especially Aphis craccivora) is a major pest complex; source quote supports affected parts.”
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