Claim · #6734880
Agromyzidae (family) · herbivory · Lactuca sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Lettuce (Head, Leaf) ... Leafminers”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 95
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Agromyzidae leafminers (e.g. Liriomyza spp.) are well-documented lettuce pests in tropical/subtropical regions including Pacific islands; family-level rank is appropriate.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Leafminers on lettuce leaves degrade marketable quality in tropical production; pest-pressure on Lactuca sativa is standard extension knowledge.”
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