Claim · #6495096
Bagrada hilaris · herbivory · Brassica spp.
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“The bug is a serious pest of cruciferous vegetables”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 273
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bagrada hilaris (painted bug) is a well-documented serious pest of Brassicaceae globally including India; the genus-level Brassica spp. anchor is appropriate for a polyphagous crucifer pest.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Bagrada hilaris (Pentatomidae) is a canonical crucifer-specialist stink bug; piercing-sucking damage on leaves is the standard injury pattern, consistent with 'high severity' on Brassica spp.”
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