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Special Issue: The fall armyworm: recent advances in biology and management
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a polyphagous insect; the larvae feed on hundreds of plants including major crops. It is native to tropical and subtropical Americas, but recently, this pest invaded many countries in Africa, Asia, and Oceania destroying staple food crops and threatening food security in Africa and other parts of the world. Chemical insecticides and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin expressing crop plants are being used to control this pest. Strong selection pressure caused by the extensive use of insecticides has already contributed to the evolution of insecticide resistance to numerous insecticidal active ingredients with several modes of action. Polyphagous feeding habit, ability to fly long distance and insecticide resistance have been hypothesized as the main factors contributing its invasion of many countries. Although genomes and various tissue transcriptomes have been assembled, there is not much information on function of the identified genes. As in other lepidopteran insects, RNA interferences does not work well in this insect. The recent adoption of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, and insect transgenic methods has enabled the development of functional genomics studies. Availability of genome and transcriptome sequences, genome editing, and transgenic methods and its economic importance led to explosion of research on this insect in many countries around the world. Novel chemical, biological and other methods are being developed to manage this invasive pest. Journal of Pest Science, a leading journal in Entomology, is inviting original research and review artcles arising from research on the fall armyworm for a special issue. We invite manuscripts on the biology, ethology, and ecology of this pest. Manuscripts describing novel pest management methods including new insecticides, biological control agents and new control methods, such as RNAi, are welcome. Reports on mechanisms of invasive behavior of this pest as well as insecticide resistance will be also considered.
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Feeding experience on hairy vetch induces a loss of host-specific adaptation to maize and changes in the gut microbiota communities of the fall armyworm
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Transgenerational effects of thermal stress on reproductive physiology of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda
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The natural control agents of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda in Togo: moderating insecticide applications for natural control of the pest?
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Current status of the biological control of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda by egg parasitoids
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Expression and functional analysis of ace1 and ace2 reveal their differential roles in larval growth and insecticide sensitivity in Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith, 1797)
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Chlorantraniliprole emulsified with botanical oils effectively controls invasive pest Spodoptera frugiperda larvae in corn plant
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Development of a recombinant baculovirus with dual effects to mediate V-ATPase interference by RNA in the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda
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Correction: Variation in egg mass scale thickness of three Spodoptera species and its effects on egg parasitoid performance
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Fitness costs associated with spinetoram resistance in Spodoptera frugiperda is driven by host plants
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Variation in egg mass scale thickness of three Spodoptera species and its effects on egg parasitoid performance
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Use of food attractants to monitor and forecast Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) seasonal abundance in southern China
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Comparative effects of biopesticides on fall armyworm management and larval parasitism rates in northern Ghana
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Impact of host plants on biological characteristics and Vg/VgR expression of Spodoptera frugiperda
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Providing aged parasitoids can enhance the mass-rearing efficiency of Telenomus remus, a dominant egg parasitoid of Spodoptera frugiperda, on Spodoptera litura eggs
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Cannibalism and intraguild predation involved in the intra- and inter-specific interactions of the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and lepidopteran maize stemborers
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Genetic architecture and insecticide resistance in Chinese populations of Spodoptera frugiperda
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Push–pull plants in wheat intercropping system to manage Spodoptera frugiperda
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Modeling fall armyworm resistance in Bt-maize areas during crop and off-seasons
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Sorghum and maize flavonoids are detrimental to growth and survival of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda
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Cold storage effects on biological parameters of Telenomus remus, a promising egg parasitoid of Spodoptera frugiperda, reared on Spodoptera litura eggs
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Assessing the risk of establishment and transient populations of Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe
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The effect of invasive fall armyworm abundance on native species depends on relative trophic level
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What’s shaking for caterpillars? Leaf-borne vibratory stimuli and behavioral responses in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda
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