Claim · #6493528
Anasa tristis · herbivory · Cucurbita spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“squash bugs (Anasa tristis), some aphids... and other pests”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 353
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Anasa tristis overwintering in field-edge debris near cucurbits is well-documented biological fact consistent with the extracted claim.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Anasa tristis is a well-documented hemipteran pest of Cucurbita spp. that overwinters as adults in debris/plant cover at field margins — consistent with established IPM literature.”
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