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Claim · #6734818

Diaphania hyalinata · herbivory · Cucumis sativus

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Cucumber Beetles Leafhoppers Leafminers Melonworms”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
38

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Diaphania hyalinata (melonworm) is a well-known cucurbit pest with cucumber (Cucumis sativus) as documented host. Common name 'melonworm' is essentially monotypic for this species. Leaf-feeding consistent.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Melonworm on cucumber is a textbook cucurbit pest interaction in tropical horticulture. Foliage and fruit damage documented; affected_part=leaf is one valid mode. Guam regional context plausible for Diaphania spp.”

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