Claim · #6493459
Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi · herbivory · Cucurbitaceae
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Beetles are attracted to cucurbits and incited to feed by cucurbitacins”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 448
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Cucurbitacin-mediated attraction and feeding stimulation in Diabrotica spp. on cucurbits is well-documented entomological fact; source quote directly supports extracted claim.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cucurbitacin-mediated attraction and feeding stimulation in Diabrotica spp. on cucurbits is well-documented; source quote directly supports the extracted claim.”
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