草地贪夜蛾自2018年12月11日入侵云南后已在我国定殖并形成了周年繁殖区，春夏季将以周年繁殖区为起点向北迁飞。明确其周年发生区域，对指导我国草地贪夜蛾的监测预警及科学防控工作具有重要意义。对冬季草地贪夜蛾在我国热带和亚热带地区的种群动态研究表明，幼虫虫口密度与冬季温度显著正相关，热带地区草地贪夜蛾幼虫种群密度最高，其次为南亚热带地区，而中亚热带北部地区和北亚热带地区未见草地贪夜蛾幼虫发生。研究结果指出草地贪夜蛾在我国1月份等温线10℃以南的热带和南亚热带地区可周年繁殖，该区域包括海南省和台湾省，以及福建、广东、广西、贵州和云南五省的南部区域。该研究明确了草地贪夜蛾的在中国的周年繁殖区域，为该虫区域性监测预警及防控提供了重要依据。

Strategies for insect population control are currently targeting chemical communication at the molecular level. The diamondback moth Plutella xylostella represents one of the most serious pests in agriculture, however detailed information on the proteins mediating olfaction in this species is still poor. This species is endowed with a repertoire of a large number of olfactory receptors and odorant binding proteins (OBPs). As a contribution to map the specificities of these chemical sensors in the moth and eventually unravel the complexity of chemodetection, we have measured the affinities of three selected OBPs to a series of potential odorants. Three proteins are highly divergent in their amino acid sequences and show markedly different expression profiles. In fact, PxylOBP3 is exclusively expressed in the antennae of both sexes, PxylOBP9 is male specific and present only in antennae and reproductive organs, while PxylOBP19, an unusual OBP with nine cysteines, is ubiquitously present in all the organs examined. Such expression pattern suggests that the last two proteins may be involved in non-chemosensory functions. Despite such differences, the three OBPs exhibit similar binding spectra, together with high selectivity. Among the 26 natural compounds tested, only two proved to be good ligands, retinol and coniferyl aldehyde. This second compound is particularly interesting being part of the chemical pathway leading to regeneration of lignin, one of the defense strategies of the plant against insect attack, and might find applications as a repellent for P. xylostella and other pests.