Claim · #6734884
Spodoptera sp. · herbivory · Cucumis melo
herbivory · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Melons: ... Armyworms Loopers”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 69
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Spodoptera spp. (e.g. S. litura, S. exigua) are documented cucurbit-foliage feeders in the tropical Pacific; herbivory on melon leaves is biologically standard.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Spodoptera larvae (Noctuidae) feed on cucurbit foliage; 'armyworm' common name maps cleanly to Spodoptera. Larval stage is the herbivorous stage — correct.”
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