Claim · #6493508
Empoasca fabae · herbivory · Glycine max
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“particularly early season in edgerows”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Empoasca fabae is a well-documented soybean pest in US agroecosystems, and edgerow early-season damage following alfalfa migration is a recognized IPM pattern consistent with the source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Empoasca fabae is a well-documented soybean pest that migrates from alfalfa cuttings to adjacent soybean edgerows early season, consistent with all structured fields.”
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