Claim · #6493681
Helicoverpa zea · herbivory · Nicotiana tabacum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“it also damages tobacco, cotton, tomato, legumes”
- 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 polyphagous pest; source quote directly lists tobacco as a damaged crop, consistent with all structured fields.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Helicoverpa zea is a well-documented polyphagous pest; tobacco is a known host, consistent with source quote listing tobacco as a damaged crop.”
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