Claim · #6496148
Aphidoidea (superfamily) · pest pressure · Capsicum annuum
pest pressure · effect: harmful
vectorOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“protected with nylon netting to keep out aphids and whiteflies”
- Source
- Procedures for Chili Pepper Field Evaluation Trials
- Authors
- Berke T.G., Gniffke P.
- Year
- 2006
- Publication
- AVRDC International Cooperators' Guide pub # 06-674
- Page
- 1
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphids are well-documented virus vectors on Capsicum; netting exclusion is standard agroecological practice.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphidoidea includes major non-persistent virus vectors (e.g., Myzus persicae) on pepper seedlings.”
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