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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