Claim · #6493478
Rhopalosiphum maidis · pest pressure · Zea mays
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“corn leaf aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, on sorghum and corn”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 454
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Rhopalosiphum maidis is a well-documented pest of sorghum and maize; source quote directly lists both hosts, supporting the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Rhopalosiphum maidis is a well-documented phloem-feeding aphid on Poaceae, including sorghum and maize, consistent with source quote and structured fields.”
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