Claim · #6493538
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“lowers yield (often up to 30 percent or more)”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 368
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diabrotica virgifera virgifera larvae feeding on Zea mays roots causing ~30% yield loss is well-documented; corn-soybean rotation is a standard IPM strategy for this pest.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Diabrotica virgifera virgifera larvae are well-documented root-feeding pests of Zea mays; 30% yield loss and corn-soybean rotation management are standard IPM references consistent with U.S. literature.”
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