Claim · #6492531
Diabrotica barberi · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“northern corn rootworms, Diabrotica barberi, eating roots of corn”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 23
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Diabrotica barberi larvae feeding on Zea mays roots is a well-documented, economically significant interaction in US corn production; source quote directly supports structured fields.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diabrotica barberi larvae feeding on Zea mays roots is a well-established, economically significant interaction in US Corn Belt agroecology, consistent with all structured fields.”
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