AgroEco

Claim · #6491966

Aulacophora indica · herbivory · Momordica charantia

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Host crop: Cucurbits: … bitter gourd”
Authors
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Year
2026
Publication
UOG Land Grant Extension Service, College of Natural & Applied Sciences, University of Guam
Page
1
License
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AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Aulacophora indica is a well-documented cucurbit pest in Asia-Pacific; Momordica charantia as a host is biologically consistent with the family Cucurbitaceae.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Aulacophora indica is a well-documented cucurbit pest in Asia-Pacific; bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) is a recognized host, consistent with source quote and Guam regional context.”

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