Claim · #6735415
Acari (subclass) · pest pressure · Citrullus lanatus
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Watermelon … Mites”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 207
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Acari mites (e.g., Tetranychus) are major cucurbit pests; subclass-level listing for watermelon is biologically appropriate.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Spider mites are common watermelon pests, especially under hot/dry conditions; listing aligns with horticultural pest expectations.”
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