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Dr. Sharanabasappa Deshmukh is the\u00a0Assistant Professor at\u00a0University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences in Shivamoga, Karnataka. His interests are\u00a0\u00a0Agricultural Entomology. He is presently working on an invasive pest, the fall armyworm (FAW) on maize.\u00a0Dr. Sharanabasappa Deshmukh is the first person who reported on fall armyworm from India.<\/p>\n
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), originated from America but is reported recently from Africa and the Asia-Pacific. FAW has caused huge international concern since its outbreak in Africa since 2016 and in Asia since mid-2018.The chapter mainly reviews its global distribution, life cycle, identification characters, strains, host plants, nature of damage, economic damage, and integrated pest management strategies available.The pest completes its life cycle on maize in 30 days (in warm summer months); in cooler temperatures, it may extend up to 60\u201390 days.\u00a0For effective management of fall armyworm, different tools, viz., cultural control, agronomic management, breeding for resistance, natural enemies, and eco-friendly insecticides, should be used in an integrated approach.\u00a0As the insect is recently introduced to Africa and the Asia-Pacific, possible management strategies and future cases of action are discussed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"