Claim · #6493464
Hypera postica · herbivory · Medicago sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Alfalfa susceptible to the alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 450
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Hypera postica is a well-documented high-severity foliage pest of Medicago sativa in the US; source quote directly supports the structured herbivory claim.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Hypera postica is a well-documented major pest of Medicago sativa; foliage herbivory, high severity, and resistant/susceptible genotypes are all established in IPM literature.”
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