Claim · #6492594
Epilachna varivestis · herbivory · Phaseolus lunatus
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis, is an important defoliator of snap beans, lima beans, and soybeans”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 118
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Epilachna varivestis is a well-documented phytophagous coccinellid defoliator of Phaseolus and Glycine spp. in the US; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Epilachna varivestis is a well-documented phytophagous coccinellid defoliator of Phaseolus spp. and soybeans in the US; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”
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