Claim · #6735418
Anasa tristis · pest pressure · Citrullus lanatus
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Watermelon … Squash Bugs”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 207
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Anasa tristis (squash bug) is a well-known cucurbit pest; watermelon is within its host range as a Cucurbitaceae crop.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Squash bugs documented as watermelon pests in numerous extension references; entry consistent with standard crop-pest index format.”
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