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Claim · #6735217

Noctuidae (family) · herbivory · Cucurbitaceae (family)

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Kondot ... Loopers”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
163

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Looper caterpillars (cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni etc.) feed on cucurbit foliage; Noctuidae family assignment acceptable.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Loopers are recognized cucurbit foliage feeders in tropical horticulture; pest pairing is standard.”

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