Claim · #6493398
Hypera postica · herbivory · Medicago sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Alfalfa weevils, particularly larvae, are early-season defoliators of alfalfa”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 247
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Hypera postica larvae are well-documented early-spring defoliators of alfalfa first-cut foliage in the US; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Hypera postica larvae are well-documented early-spring defoliators of alfalfa first-cut; stage (larva), timing, and host are all consistent with established IPM literature.”
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