Claim · #6494749
Delia radicum · herbivory · Brassica oleracea
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“mean fecundity of adult cabbage root fly in Canada”
- Authors
- Dent D.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- CABI Publishing
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Delia radicum is well-established as a major root pest of Brassica oleracea; larval feeding on roots matches 'herbivory/roots' classification, consistent with the source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Delia radicum is a well-documented root-feeding pest of Brassica oleracea; larval stage causes root herbivory, consistent with affected_part and damage_type fields.”
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