Claim · #6735061
Tetranychidae (family) · pest pressure · Zea mays
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Corn, Field ... Spider Mites”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 145
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tetranychidae (spider mites) are well-documented corn leaf feeders causing stippling and bronzing; tropical climates favor outbreaks.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Spider mites are established corn pests; family-level assignment and leaf affected-part are consistent with biology.”
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