Claim · #6495382
Diabrotica spp. · herbivory · Cucumis sativus
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Cucumber Beetles Melonworms Pickleworms”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 67
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diabrotica spp. (cucumber beetles, Chrysomelidae) are canonical cucurbit pests; herbivory on Cucumis sativus leaves is well-documented; severity high is consistent with foliar+vector damage.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Diabrotica adults defoliate cucurbit foliage and larvae feed on roots; labeling on cucumber is standard. Affected_part=leaves matches adult beetle herbivory.”
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