Claim · #6495098
Achaea janata · herbivory · Ricinus communis
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“to control Achaea janata on castor”
- Authors
- Das B.C., et al.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- Parasitoids in Pest Management (book chapter: Aphidiinae Parasitoids)
- Page
- 275
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Achaea janata (castor semilooper) is a classic major defoliator of Ricinus communis in India; categorisation as a high-severity foliar pest is textbook-correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Achaea janata (Erebidae) larvae are well-documented castor defoliators across India with periodic outbreaks; foliage damage and high severity match the published pest profile.”
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