Claim · #6492530
Leptinotarsa decemlineata · herbivory · Solanum tuberosum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, consuming leaf tissue of potatoes”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 23
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Leptinotarsa decemlineata is a well-documented defoliating pest of Solanum tuberosum; leaf herbivory during vegetative stage is textbook, and source quote directly supports structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Leptinotarsa decemlineata is a well-documented defoliator of Solanum tuberosum; leaf herbivory causing indirect yield loss is textbook CPB biology.”
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