Claim · #6493483
Ostrinia nubilalis · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“resistance in corn to the European corn borer”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 459
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ostrinia nubilalis is a well-documented major pest of Zea mays; DIMBOA-mediated resistance in early corn growth stages is established agroecological literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Ostrinia nubilalis is a well-documented major pest of Zea mays; DIMBOA-mediated resistance in early corn growth stages is established entomological fact.”
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