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Claim · #6734819

Acrididae (family) · herbivory · Phaseolus vulgaris

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Beans ... Grasshoppers Beetles Leafhoppers”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
29

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Acrididae grasshoppers are well-documented polyphagous defoliators of Phaseolus vulgaris and other legumes. Tropical Pacific grasshopper pressure on beans is consistent with the Guam regional context.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Grasshoppers defoliating common beans is a routine horticultural concern, especially in tropical/subtropical small-farm settings. Source quote pairs beans with grasshoppers directly. Leaf damage consistent.”

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