Claim · #6493548
Agrotis ipsilon · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“weeds be tilled under at least 8 days before planting”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 361
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Agrotis ipsilon is a well-documented migratory cutworm pest of corn seedlings in the upper Midwest; larval herbivory on seedlings and weed-tillage IPM recommendations are consistent with established entomological literature.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Agrotis ipsilon is a well-documented migratory cutworm pest of corn seedlings; spring migration, egg-laying in weedy fields, and pre-plant tillage as an IPM tactic are consistent with established literature.”
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