Claim · #6493436
Cephus cinctus · herbivory · Triticum aestivum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the wheat stem sawfly, which tunnels in wheat stems, causing plant lodging and harvest loss”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 377
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cephus cinctus larvae tunneling wheat stems causing lodging is well-documented IPM literature for Great Plains US; severity 'high' and summer/maturity staging are consistent.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cephus cinctus larvae tunnel wheat stems causing lodging/harvest loss in the US Great Plains; this is well-documented biology consistent with all structured fields.”
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