Claim · #6493454
Ostrinia nubilalis · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“European corn borer larvae, which feed at the whorl before boring into the plant”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 415
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“ECB larvae feeding at the whorl then boring into stalks of Zea mays is well-documented; severity 'high' and summer/vegetative-to-reproductive staging are all consistent.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Ostrinia nubilalis larvae are well-documented whorl feeders before stalk boring; life-stage (larva) and damage sequence match established ECB biology in US corn.”
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