Claim · #6735076
Noctuidae (family) · herbivory · Cucumis sativus
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Cucumber ... Loopers”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 147
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Noctuid loopers (e.g., Trichoplusia ni) commonly feed on cucumber foliage; tropical occurrence well-supported despite minor family-level concern (Plusiinae sometimes Erebidae).”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Cabbage looper and related Noctuidae are standard cucumber leaf-chewers across tropical horticulture.”
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