Claim · #6495845
Lymantria obfuscata · herbivory · Malus domestica
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Severe infestation by the caterpillars results in complete defoliation of leaves”
- Source
- Insect-Pest Complex and Integrated Pest Management on Apple in Jammu and Kashmir, India
- Authors
- Hussain B., Buhroo A.A., War A.R., Sheerwani A.
- Year
- 2017
- Publication
- Indian Apple: Production and Value Chain Analysis (Chapter 17)
- Page
- 268
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Lymantria obfuscata caterpillars defoliating apple in Kashmir is documented; lifecycle stage (larva) correctly attributed.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Indian gypsy moth larvae cause apple defoliation; stage-dependent role (caterpillar herbivory) correctly identified.”
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