Claim · #6492681
Malacosoma americanum · herbivory · Prunus persica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“building silken nests in the crotches of cherry, apple, peach, plum, and other trees”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 126
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Malacosoma americanum is a well-documented defoliator of Prunus avium and related Rosaceae hosts in North America, building characteristic silken tents in branch crotches.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Malacosoma americanum is well-documented building silken tents in branch crotches of Rosaceous hosts including Prunus avium; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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