Claim · #6493670
Ips typographus · herbivory · Picea abies
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“most destructive bark beetle of coniferous forests on the continent”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 593
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ips typographus feeding on Picea abies phloem causing mortality is well-documented; its designation as Europe's most destructive bark beetle is widely corroborated in forest entomology literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Ips typographus feeding on Picea abies phloem via adult boring and larval feeding is well-documented; its status as Europe's most destructive bark beetle is widely supported in forest entomology literature.”
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