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Claim · #6734870

Spodoptera sp. · herbivory · Petroselinum crispum

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Parsley Armyworms Caterpillars”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
68

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Spodoptera spp. are highly polyphagous and well-documented as pests on Apiaceae including parsley; tropical/Pacific incidence is consistent with extension reporting.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Spodoptera litura and S. exigua larvae are documented foliar feeders on Petroselinum crispum and other Apiaceae. Genus-level identification appropriate from 'Armyworms' source label. Leaf damage matches larval feeding biology.”

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