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Pseudococcidae (family) · pest pressure · Mangifera indica

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Mango ... Mealybugs”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
172

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Pseudococcidae including mango mealybug are documented mango pests across Pacific tropics; affected_part=leaf is acceptable though stem/fruit also common.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Mealybugs are recognized mango pests in tropical horticulture including Pacific islands; Guam listing biologically reasonable.”

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