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The impact of fall armyworm on subsistence farmers in the Limpopo Province of South Africa

open access: yesDiscover 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

open access: yesCrops
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   +6 more
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Field Performance of a Self-Limiting, Genetically Engineered Fall Armyworm for Biological Pest Management

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +32 more
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Identification and Genetic Diversity of Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Egypt

open access: yesAgronomy
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   +3 more
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Adult Beet Armyworm and Fall Armyworm: Histology of the Compound Eyes

open access: yesThe 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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Feeding Preferences, Growth Patterns and Reproductive Characteristics of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Indicate the Potential of Ficus Tree as New Host Plant

open access: yesAgriculture
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a serious invasive pest of the family Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) that poses a significant threat to global crop production, with poaceae crops being particularly affected. Previous studies have indicated that, as
Changqi Chen   +5 more
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Occurrence and Pathogenicity of Indigenous Entomopathogenic Fungi Isolates to Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) in Western Amhara, Ethiopia

open access: yesPsyche: A Journal of Entomology
The fall armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) is widely recognized as an invasive lepidopteran pest in Africa. Adoption of synthetic pesticides remains an option for emergency control of the FAW, but their large-scale use by small-scale ...
Mequanint Andualem Mekonnen   +5 more
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Genomic perspectives on the evolution of fall armyworm subpopulations

open access: yesGenomics Communications
Since its invasion in the Eastern Hemisphere, the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) has rapidly become one of the world's most destructive invasive species.
Lei Zhang, Xinyue Liang, Yutao Xiao
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