Claim · #6493472
Mayetiola destructor · herbivory · Secale cereale
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“also attacks barley and rye but to a lesser extent”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 455
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Mayetiola destructor is well-documented as a primary wheat pest also infesting rye and barley secondarily; source quote directly supports the lesser-extent claim.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Mayetiola destructor is well-documented as a primary wheat pest that also attacks rye and barley secondarily; source quote directly supports the lesser-extent claim on rye.”
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