Claim · #6492462
Phyllotreta cruciferae · herbivory · Brassica oleracea
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“conventionally fertilised monoculture consistently developed larger infestation of flea beetles”
- Authors
- Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- CSIRO Publishing
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Phyllotreta cruciferae herbivory on Brassica foliage is well-documented; higher N from conventional fertilization attracting flea beetles is biologically consistent with known nitrogen-mediated host preference.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phyllotreta cruciferae is a well-documented Brassica foliage feeder; higher pest pressure in conventional vs. organic systems is ecologically consistent with reduced natural-enemy habitat and altered plant chemistry.”
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