Claim · #6495388
Pieris rapae · herbivory · Brassica oleracea var. capitata
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Cabbage Cabbageworms Loopers”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pieris rapae imported cabbageworm (Pieridae) is canonical Brassica pest; larval defoliation of cabbage well-established and globally distributed.”
- entomologist · plausible
“P. rapae larvae feed on Brassica foliage; adults are nectar-feeding pollinators (stage-dependent). Claim correctly references larval herbivory via 'cabbageworm' common name.”
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