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Coccoidea (superfamily) · pest pressure · Citrus x paradisi

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Grapefruit ... Scales”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
154

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Coccoidea scales are textbook citrus pests on stems/twigs/leaves; biologically consistent and well-documented in tropical citrus including Guam.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Scales on grapefruit stems is canonical citrus horticulture; affected part stem appropriate for armored/soft scales.”

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