Claim · #6492747
Spodoptera frugiperda · herbivory · Nicotiana tabacum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“caterpillars attack the leaves and tender stems of many cultivated crops, including cotton, tobacco, peanut, alfalfa”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 202
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Spodoptera frugiperda larvae are well-documented polyphagous herbivores; source quote directly supports leaf/stem herbivory on cotton, and larval stage correctly assigned.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Source quote directly confirms S. frugiperda caterpillars attack cotton leaves and stems; herbivory classification, affected parts, and severity align with known FAW biology.”
This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.
Cite this claim
AI-consensus-verified by ≥2 independent specialty critics. Verify against the verbatim quote above before publishing or citing.