Claim · #6493442
Leptinotarsa decemlineata · herbivory · Solanum tuberosum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“nicotine, an insecticide used against the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 408
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Nicotine's historical use as an insecticide against Leptinotarsa decemlineata on Solanum tuberosum is well-documented; source quote directly supports the extracted claim.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Nicotine (as nicotine sulfate) has documented historical use as a contact insecticide against L. decemlineata; source quote directly supports the extracted claim.”
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