Claim · #6493616
Diuraphis noxia · pest pressure · Triticum aestivum
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“injecting a toxin during feeding that prevents production of chlorophyll”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 554
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Diuraphis noxia is well-documented to inject salivary toxins causing chlorophyll disruption, leaf rolling, and head deformity in wheat — all fields are consistent with established entomological literature.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diuraphis noxia is a well-documented severe pest of Triticum aestivum causing chlorotic streaking, leaf rolling, and yield loss via salivary toxins — source quote and structured fields are consistent.”
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