Claim · #6734812
Pseudococcidae (family) · pest pressure · Citrus x paradisi
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Citrus ... Mealybugs Scales”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 14
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pseudococcidae mealybugs are well-documented citrus pests (e.g., Planococcus citri); family-level collective and stem feeding-site are correct.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Mealybugs are a standard horticultural concern on grapefruit and other Citrus; stem/twig feeding causes honeydew and sooty mold — matches affected_part=stem.”
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