Claim · #6493517
Hypera postica · herbivory · Medicago sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“weevil mortality rates of about 70 percent”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 334
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Hypera postica is a well-documented major alfalfa pest; ~70% mortality from introduced parasitoids (e.g., Bathyplectes spp.) in northeastern US is consistent with published biocontrol literature.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Hypera postica is a well-documented high-severity spring herbivore of alfalfa foliage; 70% parasitoid mortality aligns with published Bathyplectes/Microctonus biocontrol literature.”
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