Claim · #6734883
Aphididae (family) · pest pressure · Cucumis melo
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Melons: Cantaloupe Honeydew Muskmelon ... Aphids”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 69
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphididae (e.g. Aphis gossypii) are textbook melon pests globally including Guam; family-level rank appropriate, herbivory direction correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphis gossypii and Myzus persicae are well-documented cucurbit aphids; phloem feeders on melon leaves. Family-level Aphididae rank is conservative and correct.”
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