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Aleyrodidae (family) · pest pressure · Citrus x paradisi

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Citrus: Grapefruit ... Black Flies”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
14

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Aleyrodidae (whiteflies, incl. citrus blackfly Aleurocanthus woglumi) are documented citrus pests on Guam; family-level collective is appropriate given ambiguous common name.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “'Black flies' on citrus typically refers to Aleurocanthus woglumi (Aleyrodidae); family assignment is correct, leaf affected_part matches sap-sucking feeding site.”

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