Delia radicum · herbivory · Brassica oleracea

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Positive Brussels-sprouts-density-to-Delia-radicum-pupal-abundance relationships are reported in the UK brassica-fly literature (Mukerji, Hawkes), reflecting resource-concentration host-finding in cabbage root fly.”

• entomologist · plausible

  “Delia radicum is the canonical Brussels-sprouts root pest in the UK and the resource-concentration response (more pupae per area at higher host density) is a textbook result in cruciferous root-fly population studies.”

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