Claim · #6734931
Tetranychidae (family) · pest pressure · Cucurbita pepo
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Squash, Summer ... Spider Mites”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 76
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tetranychidae (spider mites, esp. Tetranychus urticae) are major Cucurbita pests in hot/dry conditions including tropical Guam; leaf affected_part correct as they feed on undersides.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Spider mites (Tetranychidae, technically Acari not Insecta but within arthropod purview) are standard squash pests; family-level invertebrate classification and leaf damage are correct.”
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