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Coccoidea (superfamily) · pest pressure · Psidium guajava

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Guava ... Scales”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
157

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Coccoidea scales on guava stems is biologically standard; armored and soft scales commonly infest woody parts of Psidium guajava.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Scale insects on guava stems is well-documented tropical horticultural pest pressure; consistent with Guam pest lists.”

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