Claim · #6492586
Anthonomus grandis · herbivory · Gossypium hirsutum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the bollweevil, Anthonomus grandis, on cotton”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 119
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Anthonomus grandis feeding on Gossypium hirsutum bolls during reproductive stage is textbook IPM knowledge; severity 'severe' and regional context US are well-supported.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Anthonomus grandis is the canonical severe boll pest of Gossypium hirsutum; source quote directly names the weevil-cotton association, and all structured fields align.”
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