Claim · #6493484
Diatraea grandiosella · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Bt delta endotoxin cultivars for use against the European corn borer, southwestern corn borer”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 464
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bt endotoxin corn cultivars targeting lepidopteran borers including Diatraea grandiosella is well-established IPM practice; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Diatraea grandiosella is a lepidopteran stalk borer of corn; Bt (Cry1Ab/Cry1F) endotoxin cultivars are well-documented for controlling both ECB and SWCB, consistent with source quote.”
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