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Radar, Insect Population Ecology, and Pest Management [PDF]

Discussions included: (1) the potential role of radar in insect ecology studies and pest management; (2) the potential role of radar in correlating atmospheric phenomena with insect movement; (3) the present and future radar systems; (4) program ...
Klassen, W., Vaughn, C. R., Wolf, W.
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Vermont Relative Maturity Corn Silage Trial [PDF]

, 2010
In 2010, the University of Vermont Extension conducted an experiment to evaluate yield and quality of corn hybrids with a range of relative maturities. The goal is to document the best range of corn silage maturities to grow in this area to maximize corn
Cummings, Erica, Darby, Heather, Gervais, Amanda, Halteman, Philip, Madden, Rosalie   +4 more
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The impact of fall armyworm on subsistence farmers in the Limpopo Province of South Africa

Discover Agriculture
Africa experienced major fall armyworm outbreaks (Spodoptera frugiperda), which caused direct damage by feeding on farmers’ crops across the continent.
Tlou D. Raphela, M. Mafadza
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Genetic Variation in the Invaded Population of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in India

Crops
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, an invasive, polyphagous pest, causes significant damage to corn. The majority of insects rely on a broad range of digestive enzymes and an intricate detoxifying mechanism to consume chemically diverse host ...
Bediganahally Annegowda Kavyashree, Sharanabasappa Shrimantara Deshmukh, Kundur Mahadevappa Satish, Chicknayakanahalli Marulsiddappa Kalleshwaraswamy, Shankrappa Sridhara, Danappagala Satish, Rajendra Acharya   +6 more
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Climate-related impacts calls for a "pro-poor stance" agricultural policy [PDF]

, 2018
In this article, Mwai Daka highlights the impact of climate change on agriculture farming in Zambia, particularly on small-scale farmers. He explains why it is important for Zambia's Ministry of Agriculture to take a pro-poor stance in order to help ...
Daka, Mwai
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Field Performance of a Self-Limiting, Genetically Engineered Fall Armyworm for Biological Pest Management

Frontiers in Agronomy
IntroductionThe fall armyworm is one of the most globally significant agricultural pests, damaging corn, sorghum and other crops central to food production.
Catherine E. Reavey, Felipe A. Domingues, Kyla Ercit, Ricardo L. Pinto, Neil Naish, Mayur Yadav, Tamires Frazon, Katarzyna Cabala, Edward Sulston, Angela Pickl-Herk, Matt Edwards, Leonardo L. Miraldo, Dyrson Abbade Neto, Mike Darrington, Larissa Silva, Flavia E. Furquim, Juliana G. Rodrigues, Isabella de Oliveira Simoni, Túlio Silva, Welton Magalhaes, Thea Marubbi, Mattia Poletto, Benjamin D. Sperry, David Treanor, Jordan McAlinden, Sam Buckby, Thais de Andrade Bettoni, Hellen M. Couto de Abreu, Natalia C. Verza, Nathan R. Rose, Grey K. Frandsen, Neil I. Morrison, Kelly J. Matzen   +32 more
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Identification and Genetic Diversity of Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Egypt

Agronomy
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a serious agricultural pest native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Western Hemisphere and has invaded Africa and further spread into most countries of Asia within two years.
Kreema A. El Lebody, Rasha G. Salim, Ghada M. El-Sayed, Shaymaa H. Mahmoud   +3 more
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Uso de armadilha com feromônio sexual no processo de tomada de decisão para o controle de Spodoptera frugiperda (lagarta-do-cartucho) em milho. [PDF]

, 2015
O objetivo do presente documento é mostrar os resultados da pesquisa sobre a eficácia de um inseticida padrão aplicado ao milho para controlar a lagarta-do-cartucho, com base em três ferramentas de decisões: (1) Número de insetos adultos capturados em ...
CRUZ, I., FIGUEIREDO, M. de L. C., SILVA, R. B. da   +2 more
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Controle da lagarta-do-cartucho, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) na cultura do milho com inseticidas aplicados via irrigacao por aspersão. [PDF]

, 2018
No periodo de 1988 a 1994 foram conduzidos experimentos para avaliar a eficiencia de inseticidas aplicados via irrigacao por aspersao com equipamento tipo lateral portatil, para o controle da lagarta-do-cartucho, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E.
COSTA, E. F., VIANA, P. A.
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Adult Beet Armyworm and Fall Armyworm: Histology of the Compound Eyes

The Florida Entomologist, 1975
The compound eyes of the beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hubner), and the fall armyworm, S. frugiperda (J. E. Smith), are composed, respectively, of 6-7 thousand ommatidia 240-290 @mm long and 10-12 thousand ommatidia 400-470 @mm long. Both species have lenses ca. 18 @mm wide and 8 @mm thick.
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