Claim · #6496247
Halticus sp. · herbivory · Cucurbita spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“cucurbits (watermelons, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc)”
- Source
- Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets
- Authors
- Tsatsia H., Jackson G.
- Publication
- Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Solomon Islands / IPPSI
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pumpkins explicitly named in cucurbit host list; herbivory by Halticus is biologically reasonable.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Pumpkin as cucurbit host fits documented Halticus host range.”
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