Claim · #6493541
Penthaleus major · herbivory · Triticum aestivum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“winter grain mite, Penthaleus major, on wheat, oats, and barley”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 368
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Penthaleus major is a well-documented cool-season mite pest of small grains; winter/vegetative timing, leaf herbivory, and moderate severity on Triticum aestivum are all biologically consistent.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Penthaleus major is a well-documented tetranychoid mite (Penthaleidae) pest of small grains; leaf herbivory in winter/vegetative stage and crop rotation as an IPM suppression tactic are all biologically consistent.”
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