Claim · #6495092
Scotinophara · herbivory · Oryza sativa
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Scotinophara sp. on Oryza sativa”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 270
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Scotinophara spp. (rice black bugs) are confirmed stem-feeding pests of rice in Asia, including India; high severity and stem-affected-part are appropriate.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Scotinophara (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae, not Scutellaridae as claimed — minor family-level error) is a recognized rice pest in tropical Asia; the host-pest biology is correct despite the family misattribution.”
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