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Cicadellidae (family) · pest pressure · Ipomoea batatas

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Sweet Potato Leafhoppers Leafminers”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
76

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Cicadellidae attack sweet potato foliage and vector viral diseases; tropical Guam context favors leafhopper pressure.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Leafhoppers are documented sweet potato pests in tropical Pacific systems; leaf-feeding affected part correct.”

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