Claim · #6492592
Phyllophaga spp. · herbivory · Lawn grasses / Poaceae (family)
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Common pests like white grubs, Phyllophaga species and others, cause serious damage to lawns and golf greens”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 117
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phyllophaga spp. larvae (white grubs) are well-documented root-feeding pests of turfgrass in the US; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Phyllophaga spp. larvae (white grubs) are well-documented root-feeding pests of turfgrass; source quote directly supports the structured fields including crop, pest, and damage type.”
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