Claim · #6492580
Lygus lineolaris · herbivory · Medicago sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, which causes damage to alfalfa, vegetables”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 110
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Lygus lineolaris is a well-documented polyphagous pest of alfalfa and vegetables in eastern North America; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Lygus lineolaris is a well-documented polyphagous mirid pest of alfalfa and vegetables in eastern North America, consistent with source quote and structured fields.”
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