Claim · #6735264
Acari (subclass) · pest pressure · Lactuca sativa var. crispa
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Lettuce, Leaf ... Mites”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 168
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Acari mites (e.g., Tetranychus, Polyphagotarsonemus) feed on lettuce leaves causing stippling/distortion; subclass-level assignment is reasonable.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Mite pressure on lettuce is documented in warm humid climates like Guam; pest_pressure classification fits sap-feeding damage.”
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