Retrotransposon-mediated disruption of a chitin synthase gene confers insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa toxin

Z Liu, C Liao, L Zou, M **, Y Shan, Y Quan, H Yao… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The vegetative insecticidal protein Vip3Aa from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been
produced by transgenic crops to counter pest resistance to the widely used crystalline (Cry) …

Enhanced Insecticidal Activity of Chlorfenapyr against Spodoptera frugiperda by Resha** the Intestinal Microbial Community and Interfering with the Metabolism of …

H Chen, L Yang, J Zhou, P Liu, S Zhu, Y Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Spodoptera frugiperda (S. frugiperda) is an invasive pest that threatens global crop
production and food security and poses a serious threat to maize production worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Self-assembled co-delivery nanoplatform for increasing the broad-spectrum susceptibility of fall armyworm toward insecticides

S Yan, M Li, Q Jiang, M Li, M Hu, X Shi, P Liang… - Journal of Advanced …, 2025 - Elsevier
Introduction Unscientific application of insecticides has led to severe resistance of pests to
almost all classes of insecticides. Enhanced detoxification is the most common mechanism …

Global genomic signature reveals the evolution of fall armyworm in the Eastern hemisphere

L Zhang, Z Li, Y Peng, X Liang, K Wilson… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The major plant pest fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is native to the Americas
and has colonized Africa and Asia within the Eastern hemisphere since 2016, causing …

The fall armyworm and larger grain borer Pest invasions in Africa: drivers, impacts and implications for food systems

S Mlambo, M Mubayiwa, VL Tarusikirwa, H Machekano… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The fall armyworm and larger grain borer are two of the main invasive
cereal insect pests of cereal crops in Africa. These pests cause successive synergistic …

iJAZ-based approach to engineer lepidopteran pest resistance in multiple crop species

H Mo, H Chang, G Zhao, G Hu, X Luo, X Jia, Z Xu… - Nature Plants, 2024 - nature.com
The fall armyworm (FAW) poses a significant threat to global crop production. Here we
showed that overexpression of jasmonate ZIM-domain (JAZ) protein GhJAZ24 confers …

Complex multiple introductions drive fall armyworm invasions into Asia and Australia

R Rane, TK Walsh, P Lenancker, A Gock, TH Dao… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
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 …

CRISPR/Cas9 mediated mutagenesis of the major sex pheromone gene, acyl-CoA delta-9 desaturase (DES9) in fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) …

K Ashok, CN Bhargava, R Asokan, C Pradeep… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda is a significant global pest causing
serious yield loss on several staple crops. In this regard, this pest defies several …

EIRP model driven by machine learning for predicting the occurrence risk of southern corn rust (Puccinia polysora Underw.) in northern China

L Yang, L Li, Z Dong, J Zhu, W Guo, Y Song… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global maize production is persistently confronted with the threat of pests and diseases that
are migrating to novel regions. Southern corn rust (SCR) is becoming one of the most …

Farmer perception of impacts of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) and transferability of its management practices in Uganda

A Kalyebi, MH Otim, T Walsh, WT Tay - CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The Fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera:
Noctuidae) is now established across the African continent and is a highly polyphagous and …