Claim · #6493591
Aphidoidea (superfamily) · herbivory · vegetables (multiple)
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“used for aphid and whitefly management in vegetables, ornamentals, cotton”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 501
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphidoidea damaging vegetables, ornamentals, and cotton is well-established; pymetrozine as an antifeedant (IRAC Group 9B) for aphid/whitefly management is standard IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphidoidea as herbivores on leaves/stems of vegetables, ornamentals, and cotton is well-supported; pymetrozine is a documented antifeedant (IRAC Group 9B) used in aphid IPM.”
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