Claim · #6492688
Choristoneura fumiferana · herbivory · Abies spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“feed on buds and new foliage, severely defoliating spruces and firs”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 124
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Choristoneura fumiferana is the primary defoliator of Picea and Abies spp. in eastern North America; larval feeding on buds and new foliage in spring is well-established.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Choristoneura fumiferana larvae are well-documented spring defoliators of Picea and Abies buds/new foliage in eastern North America; biology and damage description match.”
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