Claim · #6495683
Bacillus thuringiensis · biocontrol · Spodoptera exigua
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Bacterial insecticides (Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt) are effective”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Chewing Insects
- Authors
- Hara A., Niino-DuPonte R.
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- UH-CTAHR Insect Pests IP-37
- Page
- 2
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bt as stomach poison effective on early Lepidoptera larvae is textbook; mechanism and direction are correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Bt acts via Cry toxins on early-instar Lepidoptera larvae; standard IPM knowledge fully supports claim.”
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