<em>Telenomus remus</em>, a Candidate Parasitoid for the Biological Control of <em>Spodoptera frugiperda</em> in Africa, is already Present on the Continent

<em>Telenomus remus</em>, a Candidate Parasitoid for the Biological Control of <em>Spodoptera frugiperda</em> in Africa, is already Present on the Continent

The fall armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i>, a moth originating from tropical and subtropical America, has recently become a serious pest of cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological control offers an economically and environmentally safer alternative to synthetic insecticides that a...

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Main Authors: Marc Kenis, Hannalene du Plessis, Johnnie Van den Berg, Malick Niango Ba, Georg Goergen, Koffi Eric Kwadjo, Ibrahim Baoua, Tadele Tefera, Alan Buddie, Giovanni Cafà, Lisa Offord, Ivan Rwomushana, Andrew Polaszek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
biological control
egg parasitism
fall armyworm
invasive species
maize
<i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i>
<i>Telenomus remus</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/4/92

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