Claim · #6491967
Aulacophora indica · herbivory · Luffa acutangula
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Host crop: Cucurbits: … ridge gourd”
- Authors
- [object Object]
- Year
- 2026
- Publication
- UOG Land Grant Extension Service, College of Natural & Applied Sciences, University of Guam
- Page
- 1
- License
- unknown
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aulacophora indica is a well-documented cucurbit pest; Luffa acutangula (ridge gourd) is a cucurbit host, consistent with source quote and damage fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aulacophora indica is a well-documented cucurbit pest; ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula) is a cucurbit, and adult/larval herbivory on leaves, roots, and fruit is consistent with known biology.”
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