Claim · #6492740
Lepidoptera spp. · herbivory · Brassica oleracea var. italica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“severe insect injury as represented by caterpillar defoliation of broccoli”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 182
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Lepidoptera larvae (e.g., Pieris rapae, Trichoplusia ni) are well-documented severe defoliators of Brassica oleracea; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Lepidopteran larvae (caterpillars) are well-documented severe defoliators of Brassica crops; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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