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...
Author(s)
Babendreier, D.; Toepfer, S.; Bateman, M.; Kenis, M.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Economic Entomology, 2022, 115, 6, pp 1772-1782
Possibilities to combine augmentative biological control using Trichogramma spp. egg parasitoids and conservation biological control through habitat manipulation, for the management of rice leaffolder and rice stemborer pests have received only cursory mention in the literature. We reviewed...
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Babendreier, D.; Tang, R.; Horgan, F. G.
Publisher
MDPI Publishing, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Agronomy, 2022, 12, 12,
Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), also known as fall armyworm (FAW) is a polyphagous pest which can cause significant losses and is considered a global threat to different crops and a risk to food security. Currently, in maize, the pest is predominantly controlled by...
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Colmenarez, Y. C.; Babendreier, D.; Wurst, F. R. F.; Vásquez-Freytez, C. L.; Bueno, A. de F.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2022, 3, 5,
In response to the threat caused by the fall armyworm to African maize farmers, we conducted a series of field release studies with the egg parasitoid Telenomus remus in Ghana. Three releases of ≈15,000 individuals each were conducted in maize plots of 0.5 ha each in the major and minor rainy...
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Agboyi, L. K.; Layodé, B. F. R.; Fening, K. O.; Beseh, P.; Clottey, V. A.; Day, R.; Kenis, M.; Babendreier, D.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Insects, 2021, 12, 8,
The fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda) has recently spread to many countries in Africa, the Near East, Asia and the Pacific. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), more than 300 million people depend on FAW's preferred host plant, maize, as a staple crop. Hence, the spread of FAW in SSA has the...
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Bateman, M. L.; Day, R. K.; Rwomushana, I.; Subramanian, S.; Wilson, K.; Babendreier, D.; Luke, B.; Edgington, S.
Publisher
Wiley, Berlin, Germany
Citation
Journal of Applied Entomology, 2021, 145, 5, pp 384-393
Selecting the candidate agents or species is a fundamental step in developing effective biological control programs. However, no attempts have been made to evaluate the efficacy of Trichogramma Westwood (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) strains against the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis...
Author(s)
Myint YeeYee; Bai ShuXiong; Zhang TianTao; Babendreier, D.; He KangLai; Wang ZhenYing
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Economic Entomology, 2021, 115, 1, pp 81-92
Coleopteran diversity was compared between more and less disturbed lowland evergreen deciduous forests located in Phou Phanang National protected area, Lao PDR. Using window traps and pitfall traps and collecting beetles from March until December 2018, a total of 6243 specimens were obtained. The...
Author(s)
Chouangthavy, B.; Bouttavong, K.; Louangphan, J.; Phewphanh, P.; Sibounnavong, P.; Souksavat, S.; Pinkaew, N.; Babendreier, D.
Publisher
Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Citation
Journal of Insect Conservation, 2020, 24, 5, pp 833-840
Biological control is widely successful at controlling pests, but effective biocontrol agents are now more difficult to import from countries of origin due to more restrictive international trade laws (the Nagoya Protocol). Coupled with increasing demand, the efficacy of existing and new biocontrol ...
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Leung, K.; Ras, E.; Ferguson, K. B.; Ariëns, S.; Babendreier, D.; Bijma, P.; Bourtzis, K.; Brodeur, J.; Bruins, M. A.; Centurión, A.; Chattington, S. R.; Chinchilla-Ramírez, M.; Dicke, M.; Fatouros, N. E.; González-Cabrera, J.; Groot, T. V. M.; Haye, T.; Knapp, M.; Koskinioti, P.; Hesran, S. le; Lyrakis, M.; Paspati, A.; Pérez-Hedo, M.; Plouvier, W. N.; Schlötterer, C.; Stahl, J. M.; Thiel, A.; Urbaneja, A.; Zande, L. van de; Verhulst, E. C.; Vet, L. E. M.; Visser, S.; Werren, J. H.; Xia ShuWen; Zwaan, B. J.; Magalhães, S.; Beukeboom, L. W.; Pannebakker, B. A.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Biological Reviews, 2020, 95, 6, pp 1838-1854
The Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée), is the most devastating maize pest in Myanmar. The damage caused by this pest has become a significant obstacle to farmers' income and the national economy. Control of O. furnacalis is challenging due to its protected feeding sites and the crop's...
Author(s)
Myint YeeYee; Bai ShuXiong; Zhang TianTao; Babendreier, D.; He KangLai; Wang ZhenYing
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Cary, USA
Citation
Journal of Economic Entomology, 2020, 114, 1, pp 40-49
Extensive surveys for coleopterans were conducted in Phu Phanang National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Vientiane Province, Laos, once in December 2017 during the dry season and once in June 2018 during the rainy season. Collections were set in two habitats, i.e. a teak plantation and a secondary ...
Author(s)
Souksavat, S.; Pinkaew, N.; Ponpinij, S.; Babendreier, D.; Sibounavong, P.
Publisher
The National Science Museum, Thailand, Pathum Thani, Thailand
Citation
The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal, 2020, 14, 1, pp 85-94