Claim · #6495364
Diabrotica spp. · herbivory · Cucurbita pepo
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Squash, Summer Aphids Cucumber Beetles Caterpillars Leafminers Spider Mites”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 76
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diabrotica spp. on Cucurbita pepo is canonical — cucumber beetles are a primary summer squash pest causing foliar and fruit damage. Source quote confirms.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Diabrotica (Chrysomelidae) feed on Cucurbita pepo foliage and fruit; well-established cucurbit pest. Severity high reasonable due to bacterial wilt vectoring.”
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