Claim · #6493520
Epilachna varivestis · herbivory · Phaseolus vulgaris
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“feed on the underside of leaves and are often economically damaging to beans”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 340
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Epilachna varivestis is a well-documented phytophagous coccinellid; both adults and larvae skeletonize Phaseolus vulgaris leaves, consistent with the source quote and severity=high.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Epilachna varivestis is a well-documented phytophagous coccinellid; both adults and larvae skeletonize bean leaves, consistent with the source quote and structured fields.”
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