AgroEco

Claim · #6493671

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera · herbivory · Setaria spp.

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“western corn rootworms are also known to survive on foxtail and a limited number of other grasses”
Authors
Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
Year
2009
Publication
Pearson Prentice Hall
Page
602

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “WCW larval survival on Setaria spp. is well-documented in IPM literature; source quote directly supports the herbivory/harmful interaction.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “WCW larvae feeding on alternative grass hosts including Setaria spp. is well-documented in rootworm host-range literature; source quote directly supports the structured mechanism.”

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