Claim · #6492754
Leptinotarsa decemlineata · herbivory · Solanum tuberosum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“egg production by the Colorado potato beetle depends on the variety of potato on which the larvae feed”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 186
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Host-plant variety effects on CPB fecundity are well-documented; larvae feeding on resistant vs. susceptible potato varieties show measurable differences in adult egg production.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Host-plant variety effects on CPB fecundity are well-documented; source quote directly supports the extracted claim with no inversion or mismatch.”
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