Claim · #6492313
Colias eurytheme · herbivory · Medicago sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“monitored 10,000 acres of alfalfa for the alfalfa caterpillar”
- Authors
- Dent D.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- CABI Publishing
- Page
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Colias eurytheme larvae are well-documented foliage-feeding pests of Medicago sativa in California; source quote corroborates monitoring context.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Colias eurytheme larvae (alfalfa caterpillar) are well-documented foliage feeders on Medicago sativa in California, consistent with pest_organism_type, damage_type, and regional_context.”
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