Please wait a minute...
Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2021, Vol. 20 Issue (3): 664-672    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62839-X
Section 2: Invasion and migration Advanced Online Publication | Current Issue | Archive | Adv Search |
Case study on the first immigration of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda invading into China
SUN Xiao-xu1, 2*, HU Chao-xing3*, JIA Hui-ru2, WU Qiu-lin2, SHEN Xiu-jing2, ZHAO Sheng-yuan2, JIANG Yu-ying4, WU Kong-ming2 
1 College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, P.R.China
2 State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, P.R.China
3 Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management of the Mountainous Region, Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, P.R.China
4 National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center, Beijing 100125, P.R.China
Download:  PDF in ScienceDirect  
Export:  BibTeX | EndNote (RIS)      
摘要  

草地贪夜蛾是世界最重要的农业害虫之一,迁入非洲和亚洲后对许多国家的粮食安全构成了重大威胁。我们于2018年3月在位于中缅边界的云南省澜沧县设置了空射诱虫灯监测草地贪夜蛾的迁入种群。结果显示,草地贪夜蛾成虫2018年12月11日始迁入中国,12月中旬形成首次迁入高峰。对捕获成虫的DNA鉴定表明迁入个体皆为玉米品系。田间调查显示首次迁入种群主要定殖在云南普洱、德宏和宝山地区的玉米田。迁飞轨迹模拟分析指出,首次迁入种群主要来自缅甸的中部和东部地区(20-25°N,94-100°E)。本研究证实了草地贪夜蛾成虫首次迁入和幼虫首次定殖中国的过程,对指导外来入侵生物的监测预警工作有重要价值。




Abstract  
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda is one of the most damaging crop pests, and it has become major threat to the food security of many countries.  In order to monitor possible invasion of this pest into China, a searchlight trap was established in March 2018 in western Yunnan Province, China, where it has served as the “first station” for many pests that have migrated from Myanmar to China.  A number of suspected FAW moths were captured and identified by DNA sequencing.  The results showed that the FAW moth was first captured on December 11 and formed its first immigration peak in mid-December 2018.  DNA detection revealed that the early invading FAW population was the “corn-strain”.  The field survey indicated that the pest mainly colonized corn in Pu’er, Dehong and Baoshan areas.  Migration trajectory simulation implied that the moths might have mainly come from the eastern area in the mid-latitude region of Myanmar (20–25°N, 94–100°E).  This case study confirmed the first immigration of FAW into China, and will be helpful for guiding monitoring and management work to control this pest.
Keywords:  Spodoptera frugiperda        Yunnan Province        China        invasion        accumulated temperature        migration trajectory  
Received: 08 June 2019   Accepted:
Fund: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31727901)
Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence WU Kong-ming, Tel: +86-10-82105551, E-mail: wukongming@caas.cn    
About author:  * These authors contributed equally to this study

Cite this article: 

SUN Xiao-xu, HU Chao-xing, JIA Hui-ru, WU Qiu-lin, SHEN Xiu-jing, ZHAO Sheng-yuan, JIANG Yu-ying, WU Kong-ming. 2021. Case study on the first immigration of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda invading into China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 20(3): 664-672.

Bao Y X, Cao Y, Xie X J, Lu M H, Li X, Wang C Z, Liu W C. 2015. Migration pattern of rice leaf roller and impact of atmospheric conditions on a heavy migration event in China. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 35, 3519–3533. (in Chinese)
Bao Y X, Sheng J, Sun S S, Xie X J, Lu M H, Liu W C. 2018. Source identification and meteorological analyses of the early immigration of Nilaparvata lugens into Yunnan Province, China. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 38, 5621–5635. (in Chinese)
Day R, Abrahams P, Bateman M, Beale T, Clottey V, Cock M, Colmenarez Y, Corniani N, Early R, Godwin J. 2017. Fall armyworm: impacts and implications for Africa. Outlooks on Pest Management, 28, 196–201.
Dumas P, Legeai F, Lemaitre C, Scaon E, Orsucci M, Labadie K, Gimenez S, Clamens A, Henri H, Vavre F. 2015. Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) host-plant variants: Two host strains or two distinct species? Genetica, 143, 305–316.
Feng H, Wu K, Cheng D, Guo Y. 2003. Radar observations of the autumn migration of the beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and other moths in northern China. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 93, 115–124.
Feng H, Wu X, Wu B, Wu K. 2009. Seasonal migration of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) over the Bohai Sea. Journal of Economic Entomology, 102, 95–104.
Goergen G, Kumar P L, Sankung S B, Togola A, Tamò M. 2016. First report of outbreaks of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a new alien invasive pest in West and Central Africa. PLoS ONE, 11, e165632.
Groot A T, Marr M, Schofl G, Lorenz S, Svatos A, Heckel D G. 2008. Host strain specific sex pheromone variation in Spodoptera frugiperda. Frontiers in Zoology, 5, 20.
Guo J, Zhao J, He K, Zhang F, Wang Z. 2018. Potential invasion of the crop-devastating insect pest fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda to China. Plant Protection, 44, 1–10. (in Chinese)
Hu C, Fu X, Wu K. 2017. Seasonal migration of white-backed planthopper Sogatella furcifera Horváth (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) over the Bohai Sea in northern China. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 20, 1358–1363.
Jing D P, Guo J F, Jiang Y Y, Zhao J Z, Sethi A, He K L, Wang Z Y. 2020. Initial detections and spread of invasive Spodoptera frugiperda in China and comparisons with other noctuid larvae in corn field using molecular techniques. Insect Science, 27, 780–790.
Khin N Y, Moh M A, Ni N H, Aung K O, Pyone P K, Mu M T, Ni N S. 2019. First detection report of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptra: Noctuidae) on maize in Myanmar. [2019-08-15]. https://www.ippc.int/en/countries/myanmar/pestreports/2019/01/first-detection-report-of-the-fall-armyworm-spodoptera-frugiperda-lepidoptra-noctuidae-on-maize-in-myanma/
Li X J, Wu M F, Ma J, Gao B Y, Wu Q L, Chen A D, Liu J, Jiang Y Y, Zhai B P, Early R, Chapman J W, Hu G. 2020. Prediction of migratory routes of the invasive fall armyworm in eastern China using a trajectory analytical approach. Pest Management Science, 76, 454–463.
Li X Y, Yin Y Q, Wu K, Khin T N, Khin N C, Zhao X Q, Chen A D. 2019. Investigation report of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) occurrence in Myanmar in 2019. Plant Protection, 45, 69–73. (in Chinese)
Lu Y J, Adang M J. 1996. Distinguishing fall armyworm (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) strains using a diagnostic mitochondrial DNA marker. Florida Entomologist, 79, 48–55.
Lu Y J, Kochert G D, Isenhour D J, Adang M J. 1994. Molecular characterization of a strain-specific repeated DNA sequence in the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Insect Molecular Biology, 3, 123–130.
Montezano D G, Specht A, Sosa-Gómez D R, Roque-Specht V F, Sousa-Silva J C, Paula-Moraes S V D, Peterson J A, Hunt T E. 2018. Host plants of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in the Americas. African Entomology, 26, 286–301.
Nagoshi R N, Koffi D, Agboka K, Tounou K A, Banerjee R, Jurat-Fuentes J L, Meagher R L. 2017. Comparative molecular analyses of invasive fall armyworm in Togo reveal strong similarities to populations from the eastern United States and the Greater Antilles. PLoS ONE, 12, e181982. 
NATESC (National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center). 2019. Recent reports of fall armyworm in China and neighbouring countries. Plant Pathogen and Pest Information, No. 13/2019-4-4. NATESC: Beijing, China. [2019-04-04]. https://www.natesc.org.cn/ (in Chinese)
Pashley D P. 1986. Host-associated genetic differentiation in fall armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): A sibling species complex? Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 79, 898–904.
Qi H, Jiang C, Zhang Y, Yang X, Cheng D. 2014. Radar observations of the seasonal migration of brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stål) in Southern China. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 104, 731–741.
Riley J R, Reynolds D R, Smith A D, Edwards A S, Zhang X, Cheng X, Wang H, Cheng J, Zhai B. 1995. Observations of the autumn migration of the rice leaf roller Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and other moths in eastern China. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 85, 397–414.
Riley J R, Reynolds D R, Smith A D, Rosenberg L J, Chen X N, Zhang X X, Xu G M, Cheng J Y, Bao A D, Zhai B P, Wang H K. 1994. Observations on the autumn migration of Nilaparvata lugens (Homoptera: Delphacidae) and other pests in east central China. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 84, 389–402.
Ruilo C, Ziangshi B. 1987. Research on the migration of oriental armyworm in China and a discussion of management strategy. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 8, 571–572.
Schlemmer M. 2018. Effect of temperature on development and reproduction of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). MSc thesis, North-West University, South Africa.
Sharanabasappa, Kalleshwaraswamy C M, Asokan R, Swamy H M, Maruthi M S, Pavithra H B, Hegde K, Navi S, Prabhu S T, Goergen G. 2018. First report of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), an alien invasive pest on maize in India. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems, 24, 23–29.
Shen H, Lue J, Zhou J, Zhang X, Cheng X, Zhai B. 2011. Source areas and landing mechanism of early immigration of white-backed planthoppers Sogatella furcifera (Horvath) in Yunnan. 2009. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 31, 4350–4364. (in Chinese)
Sparks A N. 1979. A review of the biology of the fall armyworm. Florida Entomologist, 62, 82–87.
Stein A F, Draxler R R, Rolph G D, Stunder B J, Cohen M D, Ngan F. 2015. NOAA’s HYSPLIT atmospheric transport and dispersion modeling system. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96, 2059–2077.
Stokstad E. 2017. New crop pest takes Africa at lightning speed. Science, 356, 473–474.
Wang Y Q. 2014. MeteoInfo: GIS software for meteorological data visualization and analysis. Meteorological Applications, 21, 360–368.
Westbrook J K, Nagoshi R N, Meagher R L, Fleischer S J, Jairam S. 2016. Modeling seasonal migration of fall armyworm moths. International Journal of Biometeorology, 60, 255–267.
Wu Q, Jiang Y, Wu K. 2019. Analysis of migration routes of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) from Myanmar to China. Plant Protection, 45, 1–6, 18. (in Chinese)
Wu Y, Li X, Chen X, Hu G, Hu Y, Xiong K, Zhang G, Zhu J, Chen S, Lu M. 2017. The influence of the topography of the Ailao mountains on congregated landings of airborne Sogatella furcifera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) populations. Environmental Entomology, 46, 747–756.
Yang X L, Liu Y C, Luo M Z, Li Y, Wang W H, Wan F, Jiang H. 2019. Spodoptera frugiperda was first discovered in Jiangcheng County of Yunnan Province in southwestern China. Yunnan Agriculture, (01), 72. (in Chinese)
[1] LI Dong-qing, ZHANG Ming-xue, LÜ Xin-xin, HOU Ling-ling. Does nature-based solution sustain grassland quality? Evidence from rotational grazing practice in China[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2023, 22(8): 2567-2576.
[2] LÜ Chun-yang, GE Shi-shuai, HE Wei, ZHANG Hao-wen, YANG Xian-ming, CHU Bo, WU Kong-ming. Accurate recognition of the reproductive development status and prediction of oviposition fecundity in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) based on computer vision[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2023, 22(7): 2173-2187.
[3] SHU Ben-shui, YU Hai-kuo, DAI Jing-hua, XIE Zi-ge, QIAN Wan-qiang, LIN Jin-tian. Stability evaluation of reference genes for real-time quantitative PCR normalization in Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(9): 2471-2482.
[4] QIAO Fang-bin, HUANG Ji-kun. Farmers’ risk preference and fertilizer use[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(7): 1987-1995.
[5] LEI Ming, YUAN Xuan-yu, YAO Xin-yan. Synthesize dual goals: A study on China’s ecological poverty alleviation system[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(4): 1042-1059.
[6] ZHOU Yan, WU Qiu-lin, ZHANG Hao-wen, WU Kong-ming. Spread of invasive migratory pest Spodoptera frugiperda and management practices throughout China[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(3): 637-645.
[7] Jing WAN, HUANG Cong, LI Chang-you, ZHOU Hong-xu, REN Yong-lin, LI Zai-yuan, XING Long-sheng, ZHANG Bin, QIAO Xi, LIU Bo, LIU Cong-hui, XI Yu, LIU Wan-xue, WANG Wen-kai, QIAN Wan-qiang, Simon MCKIRDY, WAN Fang-hao . Biology, invasion and management of the agricultural invader: Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(3): 646-663.
[8] ZHOU Xian-yong, WU Qiu-lin, JIA Hui-ru, WU Kong-ming. Searchlight trapping reveals seasonal cross-ocean migration of fall armyworm over the South China Sea[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(3): 673-684.
[9] JIA Hui-ru, GUO Jiang-long, WU Qiu-lin, HU Chao-xing, LI Xiao-kang, ZHOU Xian-yong, WU Kong-ming . Migration of invasive Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) across the Bohai Sea in northern China[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(3): 685-693.
[10] WU Qiu-lin, SHEN Xiu-jing, HE Li-mei, JIANG Yu-ying, LIU Jie, HU Gao, WU Kong-ming. Windborne migration routes of newly-emerged fall armyworm from Qinling Mountains–Huaihe River region, China[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(3): 694-706.
[11] GE Shi-shuai, HE Li-mei, HE Wei, YAN Ran, Kris A. G. WYCKHUYS, WU Kong-ming . Laboratory-based flight performance of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(3): 707-714.
[12] HE Li-mei, JIANG Shan, CHEN Yu-chao, Kris A. G. WYCKHUYS, GE Shi-shuai, HE Wei, GAO Xi-wu, WU Kong-ming . Adult nutrition affects reproduction and flight performance of the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda in China[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(3): 715-726.
[13] GE Shi-shuai, HE Wei, HE Li-mei, YAN Ran, ZHANG Hao-wen, WU Kong-ming. Flight activity promotes reproductive processes in the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(3): 727-735.
[14] HE Li-mei, WANG Teng-li, CHEN Yu-chao, GE Shi-shuai, Kris A. G. WYCKHUYS, WU Kong-ming. Larval diet affects development and reproduction of East Asian strain of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(3): 736-744.
[15] HE Li-mei, WU Qiu-lin, GAO Xi-wu, WU Kong-ming . Population life tables for the invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda fed on major oil crops planted in China[J]. >Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2021, 20(3): 745-754.
No Suggested Reading articles found!