Claim · #6493539
Diabrotica barberi · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“remain dormant in the egg stage for 2 years”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 367
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diabrotica barberi variant diapause extending egg dormancy 2 years to defeat corn-soybean rotation is well-documented IPM literature for US Corn Belt.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Diabrotica barberi larval root herbivory on Zea mays and the extended diapause rotation-resistant ecotype are well-documented entomological phenomena in the U.S. Corn Belt.”
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