Claim · #6734980
Coccoidea (superfamily) · pest pressure · Citrus paradisi
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Citrus: ... Scales”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 73
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Scale insects (Coccoidea) are well-documented citrus pests globally including tropical Pacific; source lists scales under Citrus pest column.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Coccoidea are classic citrus pests; affected_part 'leaf' is acceptable though scales also infest stems/fruit. Direction correct.”
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