Claim · #6493399
Empoasca fabae · herbivory · Medicago sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“potato leafhopper, Empoasca fabae, populations per sweep of alfalfa”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 217
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Empoasca fabae is a well-documented pest of alfalfa in the US; the source quote referencing sweep-net sampling of alfalfa populations directly supports the association.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Empoasca fabae is a well-documented phloem-feeding pest of Medicago sativa in the US, causing hopperburn; source quote confirms population monitoring on alfalfa.”
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