Colin PurringtonJul 23, 2025
I think this might be a yellow-striped armyworm moth (Spodoptera ornithogalli). Found resting inside the nozzle receptacle at a gas pump. Very friendly. #MothWeek #moths #armyworm #noctuidae #lepidoptera #insect #gas
Show threadAlexander J. SteinMay 20, 2025
(2/2) … modeling results reveal big potential #economic impacts with annual losses in southern Europe—which is climatically suitable for permanent #FAW establishment—exceeding €900 million in the worst-case: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #armyworm #insects #pest

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Alexander J. SteinMay 20, 2025
The fall #armyworm (FAW) is a key agricultural #pest native to the Americas that feeds also on #maize. Since 2016, FAW spread across the globe, severely impacting #agriculture and posing a threat to global #foodsecurity. Following its detection in #Europe in 2023… (1/2) doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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GBIF Mammut sp.Jan 21, 2025

New paper in Agricultural and Forest Entomology using @gbif mediated data:

Factors influencing the current and future distribution of the fall #armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (#Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in #Ethiopia 🇪🇹

#CiteTheDOI: ❌

https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12671

Alexander J. SteinJan 23, 2024
#Nigeria approved #GMO maize varieties that are #drought-tolerant and resistant to #stemborer & armyworm, with a #yields advantage up to 10 tons/ha (vs an average of 6 tons/ha). #Armyworm in Africa can destroy #maize to feed 100 m people: https://www.aatf-africa.org/press-release-nigeria-commercializes-gm-maize-varieties/ #foodsecurity
CellBioNewsSep 26, 2023

#Genomics detective work reveals pest #moth travels.

#agriculture #armyworm #Spodoptera #foodsecurity

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-genomics-reveals-pest-moth.html

Genomics detective work reveals pest moth travels

The fall armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a notorious pest in agriculture. It devastates essential food crops and threatens global food security. It has been reported to feed on more than 350 plant species, ranging from maize to cotton and vegetables.

Phys.org
YouCanTooMay 5, 2023

2X Macro Fall Armyworm Larva on a Magnolia Seed Pod

📷 Canon SL2/200D - Canon EF-S 60mm Macro - 65mm Extension tubes

#photo #photography #macro #Extensiontubes #insect #Larva #Armyworm #ArmywormLarva #CanonSL2 #CanonMacro

JIPBApr 19, 2023
Taking a bite out of your Thursday!
Ma et al. explore the role of ZmMYC2 in #JA signaling during #maize defense responses to #herbivory.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13404
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #phytopathology #ZmMYC2 #PlantScience #CropScience #agriculture #armyworm #spodoptera
CellBioNewsMar 3, 2023

#Biopesticides should be preferred over chemical #pesticides for fall #armyworm control, study suggests.

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-biopesticides-chemical-pesticides-fall-armyworm.html

Biopesticides should be preferred over chemical pesticides for fall armyworm control, study suggests

Safer-to-use and more environmentally-friendly biopesticides should be preferred to fight the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) pest instead of more harmful chemical pesticides, a new CABI-led study published in the Journal of Pest Science suggests.

Phys.org
JIPBDec 12, 2022
Ma et al. explore the role of ZmMYC2 in #JA signaling during #maize defense responses to #herbivory.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13404
@wileyplantsci
#JIPB #phytopathology #ZmMYC2 #PlantScience #CropScience #agriculture #armyworm #spodoptera