AgroEco

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Manduca quinquemaculata · herbivory · Solanum lycopersicum

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“one of the most important insect pests of tomatoes and potatoes”
Authors
Pedigo L.P.
Year
2002
Publication
Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
Page
127

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Manduca quinquemaculata is a well-documented defoliating pest of Solanaceae; severity and damage_type fields align with source quote and biological reality.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Manduca quinquemaculata larvae are well-documented defoliating pests of Solanaceae crops; source quote directly supports the extracted claim and severity field.”

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