Claim · #6496222
Ipomoea spp. · pest pressure · Ipomoea batatas
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Halticus breeds on weeds, wild Ipomoea species in particular”
- Source
- Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets
- Authors
- Tsatsia H., Jackson G.
- Publication
- Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Solomon Islands / IPPSI
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Wild Ipomoea hosting Halticus and spillover to sweet potato is a standard alternative-host pest-pressure mechanism.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Weedy congener serving as reservoir for a shared pest of sweet potato is an accepted cropping-system concern.”
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