AgroEco

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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