Claim · #6492756
Helicoverpa zea · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) cannot survive winters of the upper midwestern United States”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P.
- Year
- 2002
- Publication
- Prentice Hall / Pearson Education
- Page
- 189
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Helicoverpa zea is a well-documented seasonal migrant in northern US regions, unable to overwinter in upper Midwest; source quote directly supports the extracted claim.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Helicoverpa zea is well-documented as a migratory pest unable to overwinter in upper Midwest climates, consistent with source quote and extracted claim.”
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