Claim · #6493534
Phthorimaea operculella · herbivory · Solanum tuberosum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“effectively suppressed by frequent overhead irrigation of potatoes in New Zealand”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 363
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Phthorimaea operculella females prefer dry, loose soil for oviposition; overhead irrigation disrupting this is a well-documented IPM strategy consistent with the source quote.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Overhead irrigation deterring Phthorimaea operculella oviposition on potato foliage/soil is a documented IPM strategy; source quote directly supports the suppression claim for New Zealand context.”
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