AgroEco

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Erythroneura spp. · herbivory · Vitis vinifera

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“lower numbers of leafhoppers and thrips on vines located up to 30 to 40 m from the corridor”
Authors
Rickerl D., Francis C., Gliessman S.R., Nicholls C.I., Altieri M.A., Janke R.R., Dobbs T.L., Flora C.B., Schumacher T.E., Caldwell R.M., Salomonsson L., Lieblein G., Helenius J., Kirschenmann F.
Year
2004
Publication
Agronomy Monograph No. 43, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America
Page
57

AI critic verdicts

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Erythroneura spp. leafhoppers are established grape pests in California; reduced densities near vegetational corridors (natural enemy refugia) is well-documented in IPM literature, and the source quote directly supports the 30-40m range claim.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Erythroneura spp. are well-documented grape leafhopper pests causing stippling herbivory on Vitis vinifera leaves; the 30-40m corridor effect aligns with published California vineyard IPM literature on vegetational refuges suppressing leafhoppers.”

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