Claim · #6495374
Spodoptera spp. · herbivory · Allium sativum
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Garlic Armyworms 1.5-3 pts/A 7 days”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 68
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Spodoptera spp. (armyworms) are well-documented Lepidoptera pests of Allium crops including garlic; pesticide-label listing in Guam extension bulletin is consistent with regional pest pressure.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Spodoptera larvae are polyphagous foliage feeders; herbivory on garlic leaves is biologically reasonable. Damage_type=herbivory and affected_part=leaves correctly attribute larval (not adult) feeding stage.”
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