AgroEco

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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