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Thysanoptera (order) · pest pressure · Allium sativum

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Garlic ... Thrips”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
151

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Thrips (Thrips tabaci) are well-documented major garlic/onion pests globally, causing leaf silvering. Strong host association.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Thrips tabaci is a textbook Allium pest; leaf feeding causes silvering damage. Highly consistent with garlic vulnerability.”

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