Claim · #6496131
Trialeurodes vaporariorum · pest pressure · Solanum lycopersicum
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“T. vaporariorum is a common problem in greenhouses and higher altitude areas”
- Source
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices for whitefly in tomato, pepper, chili and eggplant crops in Africa
- Authors
- Macharia J., Titley M., Aloyce A., Samali S.
- Year
- 2016
- Publication
- World Vegetable Center Publication No. 16-805
- Page
- 1
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Trialeurodes vaporariorum is a well-known greenhouse and high-altitude tomato whitefly pest.”
- entomologist · plausible
“T. vaporariorum is a classic protected-cropping tomato pest favored by cooler/higher-altitude conditions.”
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