Claim · #6493437
Ostrinia nubilalis · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“loss of yield from corn ears that drop early because of European corn borer tunneling”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 377
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“O. nubilalis larval tunneling into stalks and ears causing premature ear drop and yield loss is well-documented; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Ostrinia nubilalis larval tunneling into corn stalks and ear shanks causing ear drop and yield loss is well-documented biology; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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