Claim · #6493542
Papaipema nebris · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Burning grasses and broadleaf weeds in early March can reduce infestations by 82 to 97 percent”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 356
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Papaipema nebris overwinters as eggs in grass stems at field borders; early spring burning to reduce egg masses is well-documented IPM practice consistent with the source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Papaipema nebris overwinters as eggs in grass stems; early spring burning of field borders as cultural control is well-documented, and the 82–97% reduction figure is consistent with published IPM literature.”
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