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Biology, invasion and management of the agricultural invader: Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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
2021, 20 (3): 646-663.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(20)63367-6
Abstract181)      PDF in ScienceDirect      
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), is native to the Americas.  It has rapidly invaded 47 African countries and 18 Asian countries since the first detection of invasion into Nigeria and Ghana in 2016.  It is regarded as a super pest based on its host range (at least 353 host plants), its inherent ability to survive in a wide range of habitats, its strong migration ability, high fecundity, rapid development of resistance to insecticides/viruses and its gluttonous characteristics.  The inherently superior biological characteristics of FAW contribute to its invasiveness.  Integrated pest management (IPM) of FAW has relied on multiple applications of monitoring and scouting, agricultural control, chemical pesticides, viral insecticides, sex attractants, bio-control agents (parasitoids, predators and entomopathogens) and botanicals.  Knowledge gaps remain to be filled to: (1) understand the invasive mechanisms of S. frugiperda; (2) understand how to prevent its further spread and (3) provide better management strategies.  This review summarizes the biological characters of FAW, their association with its invasiveness and IPM strategies, which may provide further insights for future management.
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Predicting the potential geographic distribution of Bactrocera bryoniae and Bactrocera neohumeralis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in China using MaxEnt ecological niche modeling
Jing Wan, QI Guo-jun, MA Jun, Yonglin Ren, WANG Rui, Simon MCKIRDY
2020, 19 (8): 2072-2082.   DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62840-6
Abstract163)      PDF in ScienceDirect      
Bactrocera bryoniae and Bactrocera neohumeralis are highly destructive and major biosecurity/quarantine pests of fruit and vegetable in the tropical and subtropical regions in the South Pacific and Australia.  Although these pests have not established in China, precautions must be taken due to their highly destructive nature.  Thus, we predicted the potential geographic distribution of B.?bryoniae and B. neohumeralis across the world and in particular China by ecological niche modeling of the Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) model with the occurrence records of these two species. Bactrocera bryoniae and B. neohumeralis exhibit similar potential geographic distribution ranges across the world and in China, and each species was predicted to be able to distribute to over 20% of the globe.  Globally, the potential geographic distribution ranges for these two fruit fly species included southern Asia, the central and the southeast coast of Africa, southern North America, northern and central South America, and Australia.  While within China, most of the southern Yangtze River area was found suitable for these species.  Notably, southern China was considered to have the highest risk of B. bryoniae and B. neohumeralis invasions.  Our study identifies the regions at high risk for potential establishment of B. bryoniae and B. neohumeralis in the world and in particular China, and informs the development of inspection and biosecurity/quarantine measures to prevent and control their invasions.
 
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