Claim · #6735411
Cicadellidae (family) · pest pressure · Citrullus lanatus
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Watermelon … Leafhoppers”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 207
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) feed on cucurbits and vector viruses; pest listing for watermelon is taxonomically and ecologically reasonable.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Leafhoppers are recognized cucurbit pests causing direct feeding damage and virus transmission; watermelon listing is horticulturally sound.”
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