Claim · #6492598
Oecanthus fultoni · herbivory · Rubus idaeus
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“tree crickets, Oecanthus species, which insert eggs in bark and stems of trees and shrubs”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 96
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Oecanthus species are well-documented to oviposit into woody stems/canes; twig dieback from egg-laying in Rubus is biologically consistent with the source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Oecanthus spp. are well-documented to oviposit in woody stems/bark; twig dieback from egg-laying galleries on Rubus is biologically consistent with the source quote.”
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