Claim · #6493585
Crambinae (subfamily) · herbivory · Poaceae (turf)
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“activity for cutworms, sod webworms, armyworms, and white grubs”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 488
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“White grubs (Scarabaeidae larvae) are well-documented root-feeding pests of turfgrass; halofenozide is a registered IGR for white grub control, consistent with the claim.”
- entomologist · implausible
“Source quote lists cutworms, sod webworms, armyworms, and white grubs but never mentions halofenozide; the IGR claim is unsupported by the provided quote.”
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