Claim · #6493469
Eotetranychus willametti · pest pressure · Vitis vinifera
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Leaves are injured both by the Pacific spider mite and the Willamette mite”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 453
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Eotetranychus willametti is a recognized grapevine pest causing leaf injury; the source quote directly supports leaf damage, and the low-severity relative classification vs. Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus) is well-documented in California/Pacific Northwest viticulture IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Eotetranychus willametti is a known phytophagous mite on Vitis vinifera; leaf injury claim aligns with source quote, and comparative severity ('less injurious than Pacific spider mite') is consistent with established IPM literature.”
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