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Noctuidae (family) · herbivory · Lactuca sativa var. capitata

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Lettuce, Head ... Loopers”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
166

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Noctuid loopers (cabbage looper Trichoplusia ni etc.) are major lettuce defoliators; family-level claim biologically sound.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Loopers are standard head lettuce leaf pests in tropical and subtropical production including Guam.”

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