Claim · #6493488
Hypera brunneipennis · herbivory · Medicago sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the Egyptian alfalfa weevil, Hypera brunneipennis, occurs in the western United States”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 249
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Hypera brunneipennis is a recognized alfalfa pest in western U.S., closely related to H. postica; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Hypera brunneipennis is a documented alfalfa pest in the western US; herbivory on leaves in spring vegetative stage is consistent with known weevil biology.”
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