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Chrysomelidae (family) · herbivory · Solanum lycopersicum

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Tomato … Flea Beetles”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
205

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Flea beetles (Chrysomelidae, Alticinae) commonly attack tomato foliage; herbivory and pest classification align with known biology.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Flea beetles are routinely listed as tomato pests causing characteristic shothole damage; standard regional guide entry.”

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