Claim · #6493535
Plutella xylostella · herbivory · Nasturtium officinale
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, on watercress in Hawaii”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 363
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Plutella xylostella is a well-documented Brassicaceae pest; Nasturtium officinale (watercress) is a brassicaceous crop, making this host-pest association biologically sound.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Plutella xylostella is a well-documented brassicaceous herbivore; Nasturtium officinale (Brassicaceae) is a known host, consistent with Hawaii watercress IPM literature.”
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