Claim · #6495067
Spodoptera frugiperda · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Recent invasive fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda on Indian Maize”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 242
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Spodoptera frugiperda is documented as having invaded India from 2018 and is a well-recognised devastating pest of Indian maize, with extensive primary literature confirming the regional impact.”
- entomologist · plausible
“FAW invasion of Indian maize starting Karnataka 2018 with rapid pan-Indian spread and major yield damage is one of the best-documented recent invasive-Lepidoptera events; claim is canonical.”
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