Claim · #6493481
Leptinotarsa decemlineata · herbivory · Solanum tuberosum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Colorado potato beetle one of the most serious pests of the crop”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 464
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Leptinotarsa decemlineata is well-documented as a primary defoliating pest of Solanum tuberosum; Bt CryIIIA (Cry3Aa) biocontrol is standard IPM for this beetle.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Leptinotarsa decemlineata is well-established as a major defoliating pest of Solanum tuberosum, and Bt CryIIIA (Cry3A) targeting coleopteran larvae is a documented management tool consistent with IPM literature.”
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