Claim · #6494864
Aphis gossypii · pest pressure · Solanum melongena
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Solanum melongena (Brinjal or Baigan)”
- Authors
- Bhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- Insect Predators in Pest Management (CRC Press / Taylor & Francis)
- Page
- 193
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Solanum melongena (brinjal) is among the broad solanaceous host range of Aphis gossypii, particularly in South Asian summer cropping.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Eggplant is a documented host for the polyphagous cotton aphid; the moderate-severity, observational tier is well-calibrated.”
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