Pearl millet, Pennisetum glaucum (Leeke) R. Br, is the main cereal crop in Niger. This crop is seriously attacked by the millet Head miner (MHM), Heliocheilus albipunctella (de Joannis) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) causin...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32130090 and 32372541);the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents(Grant No.IPM2212).
The tobacco cutworm Spodoptera litura is one of the most destructive polyphagous crop pests.Olfaction and taste play a crucial role in its host plant selection and sexual communication,but the expression profile of ch...
In Côte d’Ivoire, maize (Zea mays L) is the second most cultivated cereal after rice. Since the first report of Spodoptera frugiperda in Côte d’Ivoire, maize production in the northern regions has been affected resu...
funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(31972333);Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2020MC128,ZR2020MC130);Basic Research Project of Shenzhen Municipal Science and Technology Innovation Committee(JCYJ20190813144407666).
Peptidoglycan recognition proteins(PGRPs)are a class of molecules that play a critical role in insect immunity.Understanding the function of PGRPs is important to improve the efficiency of microbial insecticides.In th...
Since it was first detected in Africa in early 2016, the fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has spread to over 50 African countries, including Burkina Faso. This insect pest att...
This article is published with the approval of the Director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station as manuscript No.2022-234-37238;This project represents work supported by Bayer Crop Science(St.Louis,MO,USA);the Hatch funds from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture,and the USDA Regional Research Project NC-246.
In the U.S.,Helicoverpa zea(Boddie)is a major pest targeted by both transgenic maize and cotton expressing Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt)proteins.Resistance of insect to Bt maize and cotton containing cry1A and cry2A gene...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31727901);the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFD1400702);the Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Spodoptera frugiperda(Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)is an important migratory agricultural pest worldwide,which has invaded many countries in the Old World since 2016 and now poses a serious threat to world food security.The ...
The use of artificial diets to mass reared insect stock under laboratory conditions, promotes knowledge about the biology, behavior, and nutritional requirements of insects;with such information being fundamental for ...
supported by Bayer Crop Science(St.Louis,MO,USA),USDA Regional Research Project NC-246;Hatch funds from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Helicoverpa zea(Boddie)is a destructive agricultural pest species that is targeted by both Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt)maize and cotton in the United States.Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab2 are two Bt proteins expressed in a widel...
Maize is a staple food in many sub-Saharan African countries, grown on large surfaces and with high production. However, maize’s cultivation is often confronted with attacks by the fall armyworm, which considerably r...