Claim · #6493521
Epilachna varivestis · herbivory · Glycine max
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“economically damaging to beans, including bush, pole, lima, and soybean”
- 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 that skeletonizes legume leaves; source quote confirms soybean host inclusion.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Epilachna varivestis is a well-known phytophagous lady beetle that skeletonizes legume leaves; both larval and adult stages feed on soybean, consistent with the herbivory claim.”
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