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Spodoptera sp. · herbivory · Zea mays

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Corn, Sweet Armyworms Flea Beetles Japanese Beetles Leafhoppers”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
104

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Spodoptera armyworms (especially S. frugiperda) are major sweet corn pests in tropical Pacific; larval foliage feeding well documented.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Spodoptera larvae are key corn defoliators in Guam (fall armyworm established); 'eats leaf' correctly captures larval-stage feeding role.”

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