Claim · #6735011
Cicadellidae (family) · pest pressure · Cucurbita sp.
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Pumkin ... Leafhoppers Spider Mites”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 75
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cicadellidae are common phloem-feeders on cucurbits and frequently vector viruses; family-level pumpkin pest claim is biologically reasonable.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Leafhoppers on pumpkin leaves is biologically standard; Cicadellidae is appropriate family-level designation for piercing-sucking foliar pests.”
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