Claim · #6493461
Cephus cinctus · herbivory · Triticum aestivum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“density of pith and node tissues in wheat resists damage by the wheat stem sawfly”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 449
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cephus cinctus is a well-documented wheat stem borer; solid-stemmed wheats with dense pith resist larval tunneling — consistent with source quote and structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Cephus cinctus larvae bore wheat stems; solid-stemmed varieties with dense pith are a well-documented resistance mechanism, consistent with source quote and structured fields.”
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