Claim · #6493640
Diabrotica barberi · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“extended diapause, a state of dormancy in the egg stage that lasts for two winters”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 573
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diabrotica barberi extended-diapause biotype surviving 2-year rotations is well-documented in north-central US IPM literature; source quote supports egg-stage dormancy mechanism.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Diabrotica barberi extended-diapause biotype is well-documented in north-central US, matching the source quote describing two-winter egg dormancy overcoming crop rotation.”
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