Phthorimaea operculella
Aardappelmot
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- pest insect
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Gelechiidae
- Genus
- Phthorimaea
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Lepidoptera | Gelechiidae | Phthorimaea
External: GBIF #1852118
8 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.
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Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Phthorimaea operculella.
biocontrol 1 claim
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Copidosoma desantisi · effect: beneficial
“Each mummified larva may yield up to 60–100 adults of the parasitoid”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
herbivory 5 claims
- This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“Removing vines and infested tubers also is an important practice”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“effectively suppressed by frequent overhead irrigation of potatoes in New Zealand”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) Potato or Aalu, Tobacco”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H. (2022) · Insect Predators in Pest Management · p. 195 #6494878 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“PTM larvae are known for feeding on the tubers, roots, and foliage of potato plants”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAli S. (2018) · Field Guide for Identification of Major Potato Pests and Diseases in Meghalaya, India · p. 5 #6495820 - This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“Colorado beetle, Phthorimaea operculella, etc.”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
pest pressure 2 claims
- This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“biological control of potato moth, Phthorimaea operculella”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 10 #6492405 - This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“biological control of potato moth, Phthorimaea operculella”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 88 #6492612
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
herbivory 1
- GloBI eats Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256905830
pollination 1
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum tuberosum https://ecdysis.org/collections/individual/index.php?occid=2620554
crop interaction 2
- GloBI interactsWith Solanum tuberosum https://ecdysis.org/collections/individual/index.php?occid=2620554
- GloBI eats Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256905830