Claim · #6493509
Papaipema nebris · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“stalk borer, which overwinters in field borders”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Papaipema nebris overwinters as eggs in grassy field borders and edge-limited infestation patterns in corn are well-documented in US IPM literature.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Papaipema nebris overwintering in field borders and edge-concentrated damage in corn is well-documented in US IPM literature; extracted_claim aligns with source_quote.”
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