Claim · #6496424
Cydia pomonella · 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
“Cydia pomonella is a well-known major apple pest; petal fall timing for control sprays is standard IPM practice. Source quote supports timing.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Codling moth larvae are classic apple fruit borers; petal fall is the canonical first-cover spray timing. Adult flight/oviposition aligns. Stage roles correct.”
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