Claim · #6734915
Chrysomelidae (family) · herbivory · Capsicum annuum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Peppers, Bell Cutworms Flea Beetles Leafminers”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 96
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Flea beetles (Chrysomelidae, e.g. Epitrix spp.) are documented Solanaceae pests creating shothole leaf damage on pepper. Family-level extension listing appropriate; Guam tropical context consistent.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Flea beetles cause characteristic shothole damage on pepper foliage and are listed in nearly every pepper production guide. Bell pepper Guam listing is standard horticultural extension content.”
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