Claim · #6493422
Poaceae (family) · pest pressure · Zea mays
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“corn following grass sod may suffer serious damage from wireworms”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 369
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Wireworm (Elateridae) buildup in grass sod followed by corn damage is a well-documented IPM/crop rotation concern in North American agroecology literature.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Wireworm (Elateridae larvae) buildup in grass sod followed by corn is a well-documented crop rotation pest-pressure pattern; mechanism, direction, and entities are all correct.”
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