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Bemisia tabaci · pest pressure · Phaseolus vulgaris

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Moderate damage can occur in ... green beans”
Authors
Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
Year
2009
Publication
Pearson Prentice Hall
Page
555

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Bemisia tabaci is a well-documented pest of Phaseolus vulgaris causing direct feeding damage and virus transmission; 'moderate' severity on leaves is biologically consistent.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Bemisia tabaci is a well-documented polyphagous pest of Phaseolus vulgaris, causing direct feeding damage and virus transmission; 'moderate' severity on leaves is biologically consistent.”

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