Claim · #6735132
Noctuidae (family) · herbivory · Cucurbitaceae (family)
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Gourds ... Loopers”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 153
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Noctuid loopers (e.g., Trichoplusia ni cabbage looper) feed on cucurbit foliage; family-level Guam record is biologically reasonable.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Loopers are well-documented cucurbit foliage pests in tropical Pacific systems; affected_part=leaf consistent.”
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