Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Fall armyworm"
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Diversity of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda and their gut bacterial community in Kenya
(PeerJ, 2020)Background The invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is a polyphagous pest that causes widespread damage particularly to maize and sorghum in Africa. The microbiome associated with S. frugiperda could ... -
Efficacy of Bt Maize for control of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in South Africa
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is an invasive pest species that threatens maize production by small holder farmers in Africa. Bt maize that express Cry proteins have been used effectively for control of this pest in ... -
Telenomus remus, a candidate parasitoid for the biological control of Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa, is already present on the continent
(MDPI, 2019)The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from tropical and subtropical America, has recently become a serious pest of cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological control offers an economically and ...