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Welcome to the fall armyworm (FAW) portal. The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a lepidopteran pest that feeds in large numbers on leaves and stems of more than 80 plant species, causing major damage to maize, rice, sorghum, sugarcane but also other vegetable crops and cotton.

Fall armyworm is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. In 2016 it was reported for the first time in Africa, where it is causing significant damage to maize crops and has great potential for further spread and economic damage.

This portal contains a selection of news, research, practical extension materials, videos and other resources on fall armyworm. Below is a sample of the resources available. To see the full list click the ‘see more’ links below, or enter ‘fall armyworm’ or ‘Spodoptera frugiperda’ in the site search above.

The information comes from many organisations and sources. To see a list of organisations currently working on fall armyworm you can view our organizations taking action page.

If you have resources that you would like to be included, please contact isc@cabi.org.

Identification and management

Datasheet

Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm)

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a lepidopteran pest that feeds in large numbers on the leaves, stems and reproductive parts of more than 350 plant...

Management Factsheets

Fall armyworm: a crop invader on the march.

Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), (2020). External factsheets. Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). unpaginated English Language

Fall armyworm on maize - Nepal.

CABI,Nepal Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre, (2019). Pest Management Decision Guides. CABI. 1 pp. Nepali Language

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Identification guides

Fall armyworm photo guide - identification.

CABI,Nepal Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre, (2019). Identification guides. CABI. 2 pp. Nepali Language

What is fall armyworm and why is it a threat?

Krupnik, T. J.,Dhungana, H., (2019). Identification guide. CIMMYT: CSISA. 2 pp. English Language

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Posters and Leaflets

How to identify fall armyworm.

CABI, (2019). Posters and leaflets. FAO/CABI. 1 pp. Amharic Language

Fall armyworm photo guide - identification.

CABI, (2019). Posters and leaflets. FAO/CABI. 2 pp. English Language

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Manuals

Community-based fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) monitoring, early warning and management.

FAO,UK, CABI, (2019). Manuals. Food and Agriculture Organization. 112 pp. English Language

A guide to biological control of fall armyworm in Africa using egg parasitoids.

Tefera, T.,Goftishu, M.,Ba, M.,Muniappan, R., (2019). Manuals. ICIPE. 108 pp. English Language

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Latest research articles from CAB Abstracts

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Establishment of a recombinant AAV2/HBoV1 vector production system in insect cells.

Deng XueFeng; Zou Wei; Yan ZiYing; Qiu JianMing (2020). Genes 11(4) MDPI Publishing, Basel, Switzerland.

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Partner-specific induction of Spodoptera frugiperda immune genes in response to the entomopathogenic nematobacterial complex Steinernema carpocapsae-Xenorhabdus nematophila.

Huot, L.; Bigourdan, A.; Pagès, S.; Ogier, J. C.; Girard, P. A.; Nègre, N.; Duvic, B. (2020). Developmental and Comparative Immunology 108 Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK.

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Development of Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 and Spodoptera frugiperda Smith, 1797 in winter forages.

Fernandes, F. O.; Abreu, J. Á. de; Christ, L. M.; Rosa, A. P. S. A. da; Mendes, S. M. (2020). Bioscience Journal 36(3), pp 844-856. Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.

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