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Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Damage by L. elisus increased with feeding duration.

Taxon: faba beanVicia fabat0
Treatment: confined to plants for 1, 3, 24, or 48 he0
Interactor: L. elisusLygus elisuse0pest
Outcome: damagee0
Direction: increasinge0

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“single adults of L. lineolaris and L. elisus confined to plants for 1, 3, 24, or 48 h produced significantly increasing damage over time”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 461–597

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“faba bean”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 89–98

Title

Small sips, big losses: measuring the feeding threshold of Lygus (Hemiptera: Miridae) on faba bean ( Vicia faba ) seeds

Teresa Aguiar-Cordero; Sean Michael Prager Journal of Economic Entomology 2026. doi:10.1093/jee/toag071

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Association Damage by L. lineolaris increased with feeding duration.
Observation Feeding reached the 1% downgrading threshold after 3 h.
Observation The two Lygus species did not differ in damage potential.
Observation Nymphs spent longer in cell rupture and ingestion phases than adults.
Association Waveform type significantly affected feeding duration.
Observation Staining found salivary deposits in a limited number of pods and seeds, primarily from males.

Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

L. elisus responded more to soil climatic zones and precipitation.

Taxon: faba beanVicia fabat0
Interactor: L. elisusLygus elisuse0pest
Outcome: L. elisuse0
Setting: soil climatic zones and precipitatione0

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“Lygus borealis and L. elisus responded more to soil climatic zones and precipitation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1127–1211

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“faba bean fields”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 55–71

Title

Environmental drivers of Lygus species distribution in faba bean fields across Saskatchewan (2019–2023)

Teresa Aguiar-Cordero; Sean Prager Canadian Journal of Plant Science 2025. doi:10.1139/cjps-2024-0243

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Lygus elisus and L. borealis were the most prevalent and abundant Lygus species in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Taxon: BrassicaBrassicae1
Interactor: Lygus elisus Van DuzeeLygus elisuse0pest
Outcome: most prevalent and abundante0
Setting: Alberta and Saskatchewane0

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“Lygus elisus Van Duzee and L . borealis (Kelton) were the most prevalent and abundant in Alberta and Saskatchewan”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 323–436

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“three species of Brassica”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 87–112

Title

LYGUS SPECIES ON OILSEED RAPE, MUSTARD, AND WEEDS: A SURVEY ACROSS THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES OF CANADA

Michael D. Schwartz; Robert G. Foottit The Canadian Entomologist 1992. doi:10.4039/ent124151-1

Other claims from this paper (2)

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Lygus adults and nymphs had clumped, nonrandom distributions in cotton fields.

Taxon: cottonGossypium hirsutume0
Interactor: Lygus hesperus KnightLygus hesperuse0pest
Second interactor: L. elisus Van DuzeeLygus elisuse0pest
Outcome: clumped, nonrandom patternse0

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“Adults and nymphs of Lygus hesperus Knight and L. elisus Van Duzee were found to be distributed in cotton fields in clumped, nonrandom patterns.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–144

Title

Spatial Distribution Patterns of Lygus Bugs1 in California Cotton Fields2

V. Sevacherian; V. M. Stern Environmental Entomology 1972. doi:10.1093/ee/1.6.695

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Observation Lygus nymphs clustered more than adults.
Observation Adult and nymph clumping was consistent between 8 AM and 6 PM.
Method / resource Contagious mathematical models fitted the observed Lygus distribution patterns.
Method / resource Theoretical distributions were feasible for describing Lygus samples using combined adult and nymph counts.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Five granular systemic insecticides were only partly effective against named bean pests.

Taxon: Beanst0
Treatment: systemic insecticidese0
Interactor: Lygus elisus Van DuzeeLygus elisuse0pest
Outcome: controlling Lygus elisus Van Duzee and L. hesperus Knight; the onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman; the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris); the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer); the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch; and several leafhopper speciese0
Direction: only partially effectivee0

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“Beans”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 60–65

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“Granular formulations of phorate, disulfoton, propoxur Dasanit® (O,O-diethyl O-[P- (methylsulfinyl) phenyl] phos-phorothioate), and aldicarb applied as systemic insecticides by 3 methods, in the seed furrow preplanting, broadcast on the soil preplanting, or sidedressed into the soil around established bean plants, were only partially effective in controlling Lygus elisus Van Duzee and L. hesperus Knight; the onion th…” Show full quote
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–629

Title

Systematic Insecticides and Control of Insects and Mites on Beans12

G. T. Hagel Journal of Economic Entomology 1970. doi:10.1093/jee/63.5.1486

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Intervention effect Foliar dimethoate controlled lygus bugs and spider mites no better than systemic insecticides.
Intervention effect Disulfoton increased bean yield by 100–200 lb/acre, without a significant difference from check plots.
Intervention effect Propoxur increased bean yield by 100–200 lb/acre, without a significant difference from check plots.
Intervention effect Dasanit increased bean yield by 100–200 lb/acre, without a significant difference from check plots.
Intervention effect Aldicarb at 3 lb/acre reduced bean yield compared with the check under any application method.
Observation No visible phytotoxicity appeared in bean foliage or stand.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Dimethoate gave excellent control of the lygus bug Lygus elisus on Gila safflower in field tests.

Taxon: safflowerCarthamus tinctoriuse2
Treatment: dimethoatee1
Interactor: Lygus elisusLygus elisuse0pest
Outcome: control of the lygus buge0
Setting: Field tests in 1962 and 1964e0

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“Field tests in 1962 and 1964 on control of the lygus bug Lygus elisus (Van Duzee)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 0–81

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“resulted in excellent control of both insects by dimethoate”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 177–236

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“Gila variety safflower, Carthamus tinctorius L.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 128–175

Title

Field Studies on Control of Lygus Bugs and Onion Thrips Infesting Safflower1

Lester J. Depew Journal of Economic Entomology 1967. doi:10.1093/jee/60.5.1224

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Intervention effect Dimethoate gave excellent control of onion thrips Thrips tabaci on Gila safflower in field tests.
Intervention effect Phosphamidon gave very effective initial control of the pests on safflower.
Intervention effect Phosphamidon did not give satisfactory residual activity on safflower.
Intervention effect Control was lower with trichlorfon than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Control was lower with Bay 25141 than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Control was lower with carbophenothion than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Control was lower with azinphosmethyl than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Control was lower with endosulfan than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Control was lower with diazinon than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Control was lower with dieldrin than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Control was lower with naled than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Control was lower with carbaryl than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Control was lower with fenthion than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Control was lower with Union Carbide UC 20047A than with dimethoate on safflower pests.
Intervention effect Treatments in 1964 did not significantly increase seed yield of safflower.

Lygus elisus 6 claims

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