Claim · #6493372
Tuta absoluta · pest pressure · Solanum lycopersicum
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Tuta absoluta, one of the most destructive pests of tomato, has recently invaded India”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 155
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Tuta absoluta is a well-documented highly destructive lepidopteran leafminer on Solanum lycopersicum, and its invasive spread to India (reported ~2014 onward) is consistent with known literature.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tuta absoluta is a well-documented invasive Lepidopteran leafminer causing severe damage to Solanum lycopersicum; its spread to India is consistent with known global invasion records.”
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