Claim · #6492577
Anasa tristis · herbivory · Cucurbita spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the squash bug, Anasa tristis, which injures cucurbits”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 110
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Anasa tristis (squash bug) is a well-documented phytophagous hemipteran pest of Cucurbita spp. in the US; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Anasa tristis (squash bug) is a well-documented hemipteran pest of Cucurbita spp. in the US; phytophagous herbivory on leaves/stems is consistent with its biology.”
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