• Genetic studies of fall armyworm indicate a new introduction into Africa and identify limits to its migratory behavior 

      Nagoshi, Rodney N.; Goergen, Georg; Koffi, Djima; Agboka, Komi; Adjevi, Anani Kossi Mawuko; Du Plessis, Hannalene; Van den Berg, Johnnie; Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T.; Winsou, Jeannette K.; Meagher, Robert L.; Brévault, Thierry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-04)
      The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is native to the Americas and a major pest of corn and several other crops of economic importance. The species has characteristics that make it of particular concern ...
    • Global Habitat Suitability of Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae): Key Parasitoids Considered for Its Biological Control 

      Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T.; Tonnang, Henri E. Z.; Goergen, Georg; Subramanian, Sevgan; Kimathi, Emily; Abdel-Rahman, Elfatih M.; Flø, Daniel; Thunes, Karl H; Fiaboe, Komi K. M.; Niassy, Saliou; Bruce, Anani; Mohamed, Samira A.; Tamò, Manuele; Ekesi, Sunday; Sæthre, May-Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-24)
      Simple Summary: The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda has now become a pest of global importance. Its introduction and detection in Africa in 2016, and subsequent introduction and spread into Asia and Australia, ...