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Chrysomelidae (family) · herbivory · Zea mays

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Corn, Field ... Flea Beetles”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
145

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Flea beetles (Chrysomelidae) feeding on corn foliage is documented; corn flea beetle Chaetocnema pulicaria is a known leaf pest.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Flea beetle leaf damage on field corn is a recognized horticultural pest issue; affected_part=leaf is correct.”

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