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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