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Claim · #6496192

Tetranychidae (family) · pest pressure · Capsicum annuum

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“les acariens”
Source
Le Piment (Capsicum annuum, C. chinense)
Authors
Kouamé C., Kamga R., Wanduku N., Chendjou R.
Publication
AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, Regional Center for Africa

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Tetranychidae spider mites are common foliar pests of pepper; classification and impact are reasonable.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Tetranychidae correctly classified as mites (not insects); leaf-feeding habit and pest status on Capsicum well-established.”

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