Claim · #6493456
Zea mays · pest pressure · Danaus plexippus
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Bt-laden pollen could drift onto milkweed, be eaten by the larvae”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 467
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bt pollen drift onto milkweed harming monarch larvae is a well-documented concern (Losey et al. 1999); mechanism, direction, and source quote all align consistently.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Monarch larvae feed on milkweed; Bt pollen drift onto milkweed is a documented concern (Losey et al. 1999); stage-specific role (larva) correctly identified in source quote.”
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