Claim · #6496425
Rhagoletis pomonella · herbivory · Malus domestica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“twice after petal-fall for apple maggot flies”
- 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
“Rhagoletis pomonella is a confirmed apple pest with post-petal-fall flight activity; red sticky traps are standard monitoring. Source supports timing.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Apple maggot fly (Tephritidae) attacks fruit post-petal-fall; larval feeding in fruit is well-documented. Timing and biology consistent.”
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