Claim · #6493525
Pectinophora gossypiella · herbivory · Gossypium hirsutum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“particularly important in reducing infestations of the pink bollworm”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 351
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pectinophora gossypiella is a well-documented primary pest of Gossypium hirsutum bolls; residue destruction as IPM tactic for overwintering larvae is standard, consistent with source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Pectinophora gossypiella is a well-documented major Gossypium hirsutum pest; larval boll feeding and stalk-shredding residue destruction as IPM are consistent with Texas cotton literature.”
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