Claim · #6492718
Epicauta pennsylvanica · herbivory · Medicago sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“adult blister beetles feed on foliage of several host plants, including alfalfa”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 168
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Epicauta pennsylvanica adults are well-documented gregarious folivores on alfalfa in the US; the source quote directly supports the herbivory/foliage/insect fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Adult Epicauta pennsylvanica are well-documented foliage feeders on alfalfa; cantharidin toxicity in hay is a recognized IPM concern in the US.”
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