Claim · #6493465
Diabrotica virgifera · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“ability to repair and replace roots fed upon by the western corn rootworm”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 451
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diabrotica virgifera larval root feeding on Zea mays is well-documented; host tolerance via root regrowth is established in IPM literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Diabrotica virgifera larvae feeding on Zea mays roots is well-established; root regrowth tolerance in certain genotypes is documented IPM literature.”
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