Claim · #6493607
Trichoplusia ni · herbivory · Apium graveolens
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“common pest of many plant species, such as ... celery”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 529
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Trichoplusia ni is a polyphagous lepidopteran whose larvae (not adults) are the defoliating stage; source quote confirms celery as a host plant.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Trichoplusia ni is a well-documented polyphagous lepidopteran larval pest; source quote directly lists celery as a host, consistent with herbivory/defoliation classification.”
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