Claim · #6493544
Pseudaletia unipuncta · herbivory · Avena sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Larvae... readily feed on corn, oats, barley, and rye”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 349
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Source quote directly confirms Pseudaletia unipuncta larvae feed on oats; herbivory on leaves during vegetative stage is consistent with armyworm biology.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Pseudaletia unipuncta larvae are well-documented grass/cereal feeders; source quote confirms oat herbivory, and larval stage correctly assigned as the damaging life stage.”
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