Claim · #6735273
Aphididae (family) · pest pressure · Citrus x aurantiifolia
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Lime ... Aphids”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 169
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphididae attack citrus including lime, causing leaf curl and vectoring tristeza; well-documented family-level pest.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphids on citrus lime are confirmed pests (Toxoptera, Aphis spp.); leaf-feeding herbivory and family attribution correct.”
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