Claim · #6492593
Elateridae (family) · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“corn planted in recently plowed sod may be completely destroyed by these pests”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 117
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Elateridae larvae (wireworms) are well-documented soil pests of corn seedlings/roots; sod-to-corn rotation risk is a classic IPM principle consistent with the source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Elateridae larvae (wireworms) are well-documented soil pests damaging corn seeds/seedlings; sod-to-corn conversion is a classic high-risk scenario supporting 'severe' severity.”
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