AgroEco

Claim · #6492929

Helicoverpa zea · herbivory · Glycine max

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“8-10 larvae/m row; 2-3 larvae (>1.5 cm)/m row”
Authors
Dent D.
Year
2000
Publication
CABI Publishing
Page
79

AI critic verdicts

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Helicoverpa zea is a well-documented lepidopteran pest of soybean in the US, feeding on foliage and pods R3–R7; the EIL thresholds cited (larvae/m row) are consistent with standard IPM guidelines.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Helicoverpa zea is a well-documented pod and foliage feeder on soybean in the US, and the EIL thresholds cited (larvae/m row) align with standard IPM literature for R-stage soybeans.”

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