Claim · #6735252
Aleyrodidae (family) · pest pressure · Lactuca sativa var. capitata
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Lettuce, Head ... Whiteflies”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 166
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aleyrodid whiteflies are major lettuce pests in tropical regions; phloem-feeding and virus vectoring on leaves biologically established.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Whiteflies on head lettuce are a recognized horticultural concern in tropical Pacific production including Guam.”
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