Claim · #6493679
Helicoverpa zea · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“estimated $75 million to $140 million damage annually”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 599
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Helicoverpa zea is a well-documented primary pest of Zea mays silks/kernels; damage estimates align with published U.S. economic loss literature.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Helicoverpa zea is a well-documented major pest of Zea mays silks/kernels; the $75–140M annual U.S. damage figure is consistent with published IPM literature and the source quote directly supports the extracted claim.”
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