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Cicadellidae (family) · pest pressure · Zea mays

pest pressure · 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

    “Cicadellidae are common phloem-feeding pests of maize, also vectoring stunt pathogens; leafhopper pressure on sweet corn is well-established.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Leafhoppers are widely listed as sweet corn pests in tropical extension references including Guam; source quote supports family-level identification.”

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