Claim · #6496423
Conotrachelus nenuphar · herbivory · Malus domestica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“twice around petal-fall for plum curculio and codling moth”
- Source
- Manage Insects on Your Farm: A Guide to Ecological Strategies
- Authors
- Altieri M.A., Nicholls C.I., Fritz M.A.
- Year
- 2005
- Publication
- Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Handbook Series Book 7
- Page
- 48
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Conotrachelus nenuphar attacking apple fruit at petal fall is standard pome-fruit phenology; petal-fall spray timing is a textbook IPM recommendation.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Plum curculio adult emergence and oviposition on apple at petal fall/fruit set is well-documented; timing matches standard IPM monitoring guidelines.”
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