Claim · #6735019
Cylas formicarius · herbivory · Ipomoea batatas
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Sweet Potato Armyworms Beetles Caterpillars Cucumber Beetles Flea Beetles Weevils”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 110
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cylas formicarius is THE iconic sweet potato weevil, devastating roots tropically including Guam; affected_part=root correct.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Sweetpotato weevil is the major sweet potato pest in Pacific tropics including Guam; root damage well-established.”
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