Claim · #6493537
Oulema melanopus · herbivory · Triticum aestivum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Both adults and larvae attack young leaves of grasses, including wheat, oats, barley, rye, and corn”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 364
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Oulema melanopus adults and larvae are well-documented leaf-feeders on Triticum aestivum and other cereals; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Oulema melanopus is a well-documented leaf-feeding pest of Triticum aestivum; source quote directly supports herbivory on leaves during vegetative stage.”
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