Claim · #6495093
Spodoptera frugiperda · herbivory · Zea mays
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda first reported from India in 2018”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 271
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Spodoptera frugiperda first reported in India in 2018 (Karnataka) is documented in CABI and ICAR records; high severity on maize whorls is the global consensus for fall armyworm.”
- entomologist · plausible
“S. frugiperda (Noctuidae) Indian invasion in 2018 (Sharanabasappa et al.) and severe maize whorl/leaf damage are entomologically well-established; affected parts and severity match standard FAW IPM guidance.”
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