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Potential Management Options for the Invasive Moth Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe

We here review and discuss management options that growers in Europe could take in response to the expected invasion of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The focus is put on maize but the information provided is also relevant for other crops potentially affected. A s...

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Autores principales: Babendreier, Dirk, Toepfer, Stefan, Bateman, Melanie, Kenis, Marc
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9748578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36515106
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac089
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Toepfer, Stefan
Bateman, Melanie
Kenis, Marc
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description We here review and discuss management options that growers in Europe could take in response to the expected invasion of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The focus is put on maize but the information provided is also relevant for other crops potentially affected. A sound forecasting system for fall armyworm both on a regional as well as at local scale should be established to alert growers as early as possible. Whilst a number of cultural control methods are adopted by maize growers in different regions globally to fight fall armyworm, many of them may either not be highly effective, too laborious, or otherwise unfeasible within the mechanized crop production systems used in Europe. Potential is seen in the stimulation of natural enemies through conservation biocontrol approaches, e.g., the planting of flower strips or intermediate cover crops, reducing tillage intensity, and avoiding broad-spectrum insecticides. To manage fall armyworm infestations, several effective biologically-based products are available globally, and some in Europe, e.g., based on specific baculoviruses, certain Bacillus thuringiensis strains, few entomopathogenic nematodes, and a number of botanicals. These should be given priority to avoid a major influx of insecticides into the maize agro-ecosystem once the fall armyworm arrives and in case growers are not prepared. Plant protection companies, particularly biocontrol companies should act proactively in starting registration of ingredients and products against fall armyworm in Europe. European maize growers should be made aware, in time, of key features of this new invasive pest and appropriate control options.
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spelling pubmed-97485782022-12-15 Potential Management Options for the Invasive Moth Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe Babendreier, Dirk Toepfer, Stefan Bateman, Melanie Kenis, Marc J Econ Entomol Special Collection: World-Scale Ecology and Management of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda) We here review and discuss management options that growers in Europe could take in response to the expected invasion of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). The focus is put on maize but the information provided is also relevant for other crops potentially affected. A sound forecasting system for fall armyworm both on a regional as well as at local scale should be established to alert growers as early as possible. Whilst a number of cultural control methods are adopted by maize growers in different regions globally to fight fall armyworm, many of them may either not be highly effective, too laborious, or otherwise unfeasible within the mechanized crop production systems used in Europe. Potential is seen in the stimulation of natural enemies through conservation biocontrol approaches, e.g., the planting of flower strips or intermediate cover crops, reducing tillage intensity, and avoiding broad-spectrum insecticides. To manage fall armyworm infestations, several effective biologically-based products are available globally, and some in Europe, e.g., based on specific baculoviruses, certain Bacillus thuringiensis strains, few entomopathogenic nematodes, and a number of botanicals. These should be given priority to avoid a major influx of insecticides into the maize agro-ecosystem once the fall armyworm arrives and in case growers are not prepared. Plant protection companies, particularly biocontrol companies should act proactively in starting registration of ingredients and products against fall armyworm in Europe. European maize growers should be made aware, in time, of key features of this new invasive pest and appropriate control options. Oxford University Press 2022-12-14 /pmc/articles/PMC9748578/ /pubmed/36515106 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jee/toac089 Text en © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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Bateman, Melanie
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Potential Management Options for the Invasive Moth Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe
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title_full Potential Management Options for the Invasive Moth Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe
title_fullStr Potential Management Options for the Invasive Moth Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe
title_full_unstemmed Potential Management Options for the Invasive Moth Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe
title_short Potential Management Options for the Invasive Moth Spodoptera frugiperda in Europe
title_sort potential management options for the invasive moth spodoptera frugiperda in europe
topic Special Collection: World-Scale Ecology and Management of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda)
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9748578/
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