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Cicadellidae (family) · pest pressure · Lactuca sativa var. capitata

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Lettuce, Head ... Leafhoppers”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
166

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Cicadellidae are sap-feeders and virus vectors on lettuce; pest_pressure damage_type is appropriate for leafhopper feeding.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Leafhoppers cause stippling, hopperburn, and vector phytoplasmas in lettuce; standard horticultural pest record for tropical Guam.”

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