AgroEco

Claim · #6492447

Lepidoptera (order) · pest pressure · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“methyl bromide for control of lepidopterous pests in stone fruits, cabbage and lettuces”
Authors
Dent D.
Year
2000
Publication
CABI Publishing
Page
89

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Methyl bromide is a documented broad-spectrum fumigant historically used against lepidopterous pests; source quote directly names cabbage, supporting the structured fields.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Lepidoptera larvae are well-documented cabbage pests (e.g., Plutella, Pieris); methyl bromide use as a broad-spectrum fumigant against lepidopterous pests is historically documented and source quote directly supports the structured fields.”

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