Claim · #6493432
Trichoplusia ni · herbivory · Brassica oleracea var. acephala
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“The pest is most abundant from late spring to early fall in the southern United States”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 371
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Trichoplusia ni larvae feeding on Brassica leaves with peak abundance late spring–fall in southern US is well-documented and biologically consistent with the source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Trichoplusia ni larvae (cabbage loopers) are well-documented Brassica herbivores; seasonal abundance pattern in southern US matches known multivoltine overwintering biology.”
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