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Managing fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): Experience from smallholder farmers in central and western Africa

Food and Energy Security, 2023
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is currently an important pest of maize crops worldwide not only because of its dispersal ability but also because of its polyphagous feeding behaviour.
Marcellin C. Cokola, Raphaël Van Den Bussche, Grégoire Noël, Nongamanégré Kouanda, Fawrou Sèye, Boni B. Yarou, Rudy Caparros Megido, Sandrine M. Bayendi Loudit, Ernestine Lonpi Tipi, Baudouin Michel, Frédéric Francis   +10 more
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Efficacy of Transgenic Maize LD05 Against Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) [PDF]

Plants
The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)), which invaded China in 2018, has caused severe corn yield losses and increased pesticide application frequency.
Wenlan Li, Xiang Gao, Xinwei Hou, Zhaohua Ding, Zhaodong Meng, Runqing Yue   +5 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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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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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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Source Regions of the First Immigration of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Invading Australia

Insects, 2021
Fall armyworm is recognized as one of most highly destructive global agricultural pests. In January 2020, it had first invaded Australia, posing a significant risk to its biosecurity, food security, and agricultural productivity.
Guo-Jun Qi, Jian Ma, Jing Wan, Yong-Lin Ren, Simon McKirdy, Gao Hu, Zhen-Fei Zhang   +6 more
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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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Performance of Two Trichogrammatid Species from Zambia on Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Insects, 2021
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), is a noctuid moth native to the tropical and subtropical Americas that has successfully invaded Africa and Asia, where it is has become a serious threat to food security as a pest of cereals and ...
Jia-Wei Sun, Hong-Ying Hu, Phillip O. Y. Nkunika, Peng Dai, Wei Xu, He-Ping Bao, Nicolas Desneux, Lian-Sheng Zang   +7 more
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