Claim · #6493433
Helicoverpa zea · herbivory · Solanum lycopersicum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“ripening occurs before corn matures, and injury by the corn earworm is minimal”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 371
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Helicoverpa zea is a well-documented polyphagous pest attacking tomato fruit; the source quote logically supports the seasonal timing nuance in the extracted claim.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Helicoverpa zea larvae are well-documented tomato fruit pests; phenological overlap with corn maturation driving host-switching to late-season tomato is established IPM knowledge consistent with the source quote.”
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