Claim · #6493400
Aphididae (family) · herbivory · Solanum tuberosum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“if numbers of aphids per leaf of a potato plant are falling”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 207
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphids (Aphididae) are well-documented phloem-feeding insects on potato foliage; source quote referencing 'aphids per leaf of a potato plant' directly supports the leaf/herbivory/pest assignment.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphididae feeding on Solanum tuberosum foliage is well-established; source quote references aphids per leaf on potato, consistent with herbivory on leaves.”
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