Claim · #6493610
Trichoplusia ni · herbivory · Solanum lycopersicum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“common pest of many plant species, such as ... tomato”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 529
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Trichoplusia ni larvae are well-documented polyphagous defoliators; tomato is a known host, and the source quote supports the pest-host association.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Trichoplusia ni is a well-documented polyphagous defoliator; source quote confirms tomato as a host, and larval herbivory on leaves is consistent with its biology.”
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