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Invasive fall armyworms are corn strain [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is one of the major pest insects in diverse crop plants, including maize, rice, and cotton. While the fall armyworm is native to North and South America, its invasion was first reported in West Africa in 2016 ...
Karine Durand, Hyerin An, Kiwoong Nam
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Agroecological zones influence maize infestation and damage severity by the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda [J. E. Smith, 1797]) in southwestern Nigeria

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2023
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an invasive and highly destructive insect pest that has caused extensive damage to maize in Africa since its first report on the continent in 2016.
Olusegun Adebayo OJUMOOLA, Adebayo Amos OMOLOYE   +1 more
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Genetic studies of fall armyworm indicate a new introduction into Africa and identify limits to its migratory behavior [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2022
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is native to the Americas and a major pest of corn and several other crops of economic importance.
Rodney N. Nagoshi, Georg Goergen, Djima Koffi, Komi Agboka, Anani Kossi Mawuko Adjevi, Hannalene Du Plessis, Johnnie Van den Berg, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Jeannette K. Winsou, Robert L. Meagher, Thierry Brévault   +10 more
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First Report of Outbreaks of the Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a New Alien Invasive Pest in West and Central Africa [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Article purchasedThe fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is a prime noctuid pest of maize on the American continents where it has remained confined despite occasional interceptions by European quarantine services in recent years.
Georg Goergen, P Lava Kumar, Abou Togola
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Assessing the potential for fall armyworm exchanges between the two American continents across the Mexico-Central America land bridge. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
The fall armyworm is a major agricultural pest of corn and multiple other crops. A native of the Western Hemisphere it is now a global concern after its discovery in Africa in 2016 and subsequent infestations in Asia and Australia.
Rodney N Nagoshi, Edi A Malo, Samuel Cruz-Esteban, Ninfa M Rosas-García, Verónica Herrera-Mayorga, Robert L Meagher   +5 more
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Population Genetics and Trajectory Simulation Reveals the Invasion Process of the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in the Eastern Hemisphere [PDF]

Evolutionary Applications
As a migratory agricultural pest, the fall armyworm has been in the spotlight since it invaded Africa in 2016. Invasive populations have now colonized much of the Eastern Hemisphere, causing severe damage to a wide range of crops. However, there is still
Pengfei Fu, Xijie Li, Zhongxiang Sun, Yaping Chen, Zhihui Lu, Caihong Tian, Gao Hu, Furong Gui   +7 more
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Maize Farmers’ Knowledge and Management of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frupigerda) in Southwest Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2022
This study investigated maize farmers’ knowledge, control methods, and perception of the invasive and highly destructive insect pest, fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in southwest Nigeria.
Ojumoola, Olusegun Adebayo*, Omoloye, Adebayo Amos, Thomas, Kehinde Adesina   +2 more
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Farmers’ knowledge on fall armyworm (spodoptera frugiperda) pesticide application and its relationship with quantity of maize that is lost to fall armyworm

Apstract: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2022
Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) has spread rapidly and posed numerous threats to the food security and livelihood of millions of smallholder farmers in Ghana.
Jacqueline Baidoo
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Impact of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) on small-scale maize farmers and its control strategies in the Limpopo province, South Africa

Jàmbá, 2021
South Africa experienced major outbreaks of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), causing direct damage by feeding on both vegetative and reproductive parts of host plant.
Mankwana C. Makgoba, Phumudzo P. Tshikhudo, Livhuwani R. Nnzeru, Rudzani A. Makhado   +3 more
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Susceptibility Evaluation of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infesting Maize in Kenya against a Range of Insecticides

Journal of Toxicology, 2022
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is a worldwide pest of gramineous crops and a major pest of corn. Kenya has, in the recent years, reported massive outbreaks of this pest causing huge economic losses in maize fields.
Savinda Njeri Gichere, Kakai Shem Khakame, Okoth Patrick   +2 more
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