Claim · #6496102
Aphididae (family) · pest pressure · Capsicum annuum
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Yellow aphids and whiteflies often are found on the back surface of pepper leaves.”
- Source
- How to Grow Sweet Pepper
- Authors
- Bosco J., Wame L., Joshi R.C., Palada M.C., Gniffke P., Luther G., Suimae D., Tutua J., Koito O., Amiki R.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, Solomon Islands Project Office
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphididae on pepper leaf undersides with virus-vector capacity is well-established; source supports presence.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphids feeding on pepper leaf undersides and vectoring viruses is textbook; source confirms location.”
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