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Nilaparvata lugens · pest pressure · Oryza sativa

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“brown plant hopper of rice Nilaparvata lugens and outbreaks”
Authors
Savary S., Willocquet L., Pethybridge S. J., Esker P., McRoberts N., Nelson A.
Year
2019
Publication
Nature Ecology & Evolution
Page
1

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Brown planthopper (BPH) outbreaks on rice driven by insecticide-induced natural enemy disruption is canonical IPM literature (Kenmore, Heong, Settle et al.). Resurgence pattern from broad-spectrum pesticide use is one of the most studied agroecological feedback failures.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Nilaparvata lugens is a phloem-feeding delphacid; pesticide-induced resurgence via predator (Cyrtorhinus, spiders) and parasitoid suppression is textbook. Affected_part 'stem/phloem' is anatomically correct for this sap-sucker.”

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