The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith, 1797), is a serious pest of
several crops, particularly maize and other cereals. It has long been known as a pest in the …

Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is one of the most damaging insect
pests globally, causing estimated global economic losses of over 3 billion US dollars …

Abstract Model-based molecular phylogenetics plays an important role in comparisons of
genomic data, and model selection is a key step in all such analyses. We present …

Abstract Background Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa zea are major caterpillar pests
of Old and New World agriculture, respectively. Both, particularly H. armigera, are extremely …

It is increasingly clear that pest species vary widely in their propensities to develop
insecticide resistance. This review uses a comparative approach to analyze the key pest …

Within the mega-pest lineage of heliothine moths are a number of polyphagous, highly
mobile species for which the exchange of adaptive traits through hybridization would affect …

Hybridization between invasive and native species has raised global concern, given the
dramatic increase in species range shifts and pest outbreaks due to anthropogenic …

The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) is a species native to the
Americas. This polyphagous lepidopteran pest was first reported in Nigeria and the …

The fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda is thought to have undergone a rapid 'west-
to-east'spread since 2016 when it was first identified in western Africa. Between 2018 and …

The recent introduction and spread of Helicoverpa armigera throughout South America
highlight the invasiveness and adaptability of moths in the Helicoverpa genus. Long-range …