Claim · #6495820
Phthorimaea operculella · herbivory · Solanum tuberosum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“PTM larvae are known for feeding on the tubers, roots, and foliage of potato plants”
- Source
- Field Guide for Identification of Major Potato Pests and Diseases in Meghalaya, India
- Authors
- Ali S.
- Year
- 2018
- Publication
- International Potato Center (CIP), FoodSTART+
- Page
- 5
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phthorimaea operculella tuber moth is a major potato pest; quote directly supports larval feeding.”
- entomologist · plausible
“PTM larvae mine tubers and foliage; Lepidoptera larval-stage role correctly assigned.”
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