Helicoverpa zea · herbivory · Glycine max

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Helicoverpa zea attacking soybean pods is well-documented in U.S. Midwest/South soybean systems and consistent with the cited list.”

• entomologist · plausible

  “Corn earworm (=soybean podworm in soy) larvae feed on developing pods and seeds during reproductive stages; this is textbook Pedigo-grade entomology.”

This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.