Claim · #6496155
Bactrocera spp. · pest pressure · Cucurbitaceae (family)
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Bactrocera...cucurbit fruit”
- Source
- AVRDC Vegetable Insect Pests fact sheets (Helicoverpa armigera, Plutella xylostella, Liriomyza spp., Bactrocera spp., Thrips palmi)
- Authors
- AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center
- Publication
- AVRDC International Cooperators' Guide
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bactrocera cucurbitae and congeners are major cucurbit fruit pests across Asia.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Bactrocera females oviposit in cucurbit fruit; larvae cause damage; correct classification.”
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