Claim · #6495617
Bruchidae (family) · herbivory · Phaseolus vulgaris
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“weevils, the source of much damage to beans”
- Source
- Commercial Vegetable Production in Hawaii
- Authors
- Krauss F.G.
- Year
- 1932
- Publication
- University of Hawaii Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin No. 16
- Page
- 9
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bruchid weevils are major postharvest pests of stored Phaseolus seed worldwide; impact and stage assignment correct.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Bruchidae (e.g., Acanthoscelides obtectus, Zabrotes) are well-known stored-bean weevils causing severe seed damage post-harvest.”
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