Claim · #6493678
Heliothis virescens · herbivory · Gossypium hirsutum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens, which have assumed major pest status”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 597
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Heliothis virescens is a well-documented major cotton pest in the US; insecticide-induced pest replacement driving its rise is a classic IPM case study.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Heliothis virescens is a well-documented major cotton pest in the US South, notorious for insecticide resistance and competitive replacement of Heliothis zea; squares and bolls are correct affected parts.”
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