Claim · #6492382
Phaedon cochleariae · herbivory · Raphanus sativus
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“two insect species decreasing yield of radish similarly”
- Authors
- Dent D.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- CABI Publishing
- Page
- 51
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phaedon cochleariae (mustard beetle) is a well-known brassicaceous crop pest; larval defoliation reducing root yield in Raphanus sativus is biologically consistent and the herbivory/insect classifications are correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Phaedon cochleariae (Chrysomelidae) is a known brassicaceous herbivore; larval defoliation reducing root yield in Raphanus sativus is biologically consistent and stage attribution (larvae) is appropriate.”
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