Claim · #6494960
Helicoverpa zea · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the eggs of the corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea (Boddie))”
- 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
- 270
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm) is the canonical noctuid pest of Zea mays ears in North America, with reproductive-stage infestation on silks/kernels well-documented.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Corn earworm is the textbook lepidopteran pest of US corn ears; affected_part='ears' and reproductive stage match the species' biology precisely.”
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