AgroEco

Claim · #6492205

Diabrotica spp. · herbivory · Zea mays

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“more corn rootworms are found in a continuous corn monoculture”
Authors
Altieri M.A., Farrell J.G., Hecht S.B., Liebman M., Magdoff F., Murphy B., Norgaard R.B., Sikor T.O.
Year
1995
Publication
CRC Press / Westview Press
Page
165

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Diabrotica spp. root herbivory on Zea mays is severely amplified in continuous corn monoculture — a foundational IPM principle supported by the source quote and structured fields.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Diabrotica spp. larval root herbivory intensifying under continuous maize monoculture vs. rotation is well-established IPM knowledge; source quote directly supports extracted claim.”

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