Claim · #6493677
Helicoverpa zea · herbivory · Gossypium hirsutum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea... have assumed major pest status”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 597
AI critic verdicts
- entomologist · plausible
“Helicoverpa zea is a well-documented major cotton pest in the US; insecticide-induced secondary pest outbreak is a recognized IPM phenomenon consistent with the source quote.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Helicoverpa zea is a well-documented major cotton pest in the US; source quote confirms major pest status and insecticide-induced secondary pest outbreak is standard IPM doctrine.”
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