Claim · #6495083
Chilo sacchariphagus indicus · herbivory · Saccharum officinarum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Chilo saccariphagus indicus on sugarcane”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 269
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Chilo sacchariphagus indicus (internode borer) on sugarcane in India is well established in regional IPM and ICAR sugarcane entomology references.”
- entomologist · plausible
“C. sacchariphagus indicus is the recognized Indian subspecies of the sugarcane internode borer (Crambidae); host, damage type, and stem location match standard taxonomic and pest-management treatments.”
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