Claim · #6493576
Cucurbita foetidissima · pest pressure · Diabrotica virgifera
pest pressure · effect: context_dependent
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“commercial product containing the compounds, derived from buffalo gourd, is Slam”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 501
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Buffalo gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) cucurbitacins are well-documented kairomone attractants for Diabrotica rootworm beetles; 'Slam' bait formulation is a known commercial product consistent with source quote.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Buffalo gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) cucurbitacins are well-documented kairomone attractants for Diabrotica beetles; 'Slam' bait product is consistent with known commercial rootworm management tools.”
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