Claim · #6495791
Phyllotreta cruciferae · pest pressure · Brassica oleracea var. italica
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“reduced the numbers of black flea beetles colonizing broccoli”
- Source
- Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control
- Authors
- Dufour R.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- ATTRA / NCAT Pest Management Systems Guide
- Page
- 33
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phyllotreta cruciferae on broccoli seedlings with Daikon-radish trap diversion is canonical brassica IPM; entity types and direction correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Phyllotreta cruciferae adult feeding on Brassica seedling leaves is well-documented; taxonomy and damage site correct.”
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