Claim · #6494876
Hypera variabilis · herbivory · Medicago sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Hypera variabilis Herbst Alfalfa”
- Authors
- Bhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- Insect Predators in Pest Management (CRC Press / Taylor & Francis)
- Page
- 195
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Hypera variabilis (lesser clover leaf weevil/alfalfa weevil complex) is a well-documented herbivore of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) across temperate cropping systems.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Hypera variabilis Herbst (Curculionidae) is a recognized alfalfa pest with larvae feeding on foliage; the host-pest pairing is canonical in entomology references.”
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