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Viruses of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda: a review with prospects for biological control

dc.contributor.authorHussain, A.G.
dc.contributor.authorWennmann, J.
dc.contributor.authorGoergen, G.
dc.contributor.authorBryon, A.
dc.contributor.authorRos, V.I.D.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-31T10:15:30Z
dc.date.available2022-03-31T10:15:30Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationHussain, A.G., Wennmann, J., Goergen, G., Bryon, A. & Ros, V.I.D. (2021). Viruses of the fall armyworm spodoptera frugiperda: a review with prospects for biological control. Viruses, 13(11), 1-21.
dc.identifier.issn1999-4915
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7397
dc.description.abstractThe fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a native pest species in the Western hemisphere. Since it was first reported in Africa in 2016, FAW has spread throughout the African continent and is now also present in several countries in Asia as well as Australia. The invasion of FAW in these areas has led to a high yield reduction in crops, leading to huge economic losses. FAW management options in the newly invaded areas are limited and mainly rely on the use of synthetic pesticides. Since there is a risk of resistance development against pesticides in addition to the negative environmental and human health impacts, other effective, sustainable, and cost-efficient control alternatives are desired. Insect pathogenic viruses fulfil these criteria as they are usually effective and highly host-specific with no significant harmful effect on beneficial insects and non-target organisms. In this review, we discuss all viruses known from FAW and their potential to be used for biological control. We specifically focus on baculoviruses and describe the recent advancements in the use of baculoviruses for biological control in the native geographic origin of FAW, and their potential use in the newly invaded areas. Finally, we identify current knowledge gaps and suggest new avenues for productive research on the use of viruses as a biopesticide against FAW.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Foundation Dioraphte
dc.description.sponsorshipFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
dc.description.sponsorshipDutch Research Council
dc.format.extent1-21
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSpodoptera Frugiperda
dc.subjectViruses
dc.subjectBaculovirus
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectFall Armyworms
dc.titleViruses of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda: a review with prospects for biological control
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University and Research Centre
cg.contributor.affiliationJulius Kühn Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidHUSSAIN:2021
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPests of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalViruses
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 04 Nov 2021
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13112220
cg.iitaauthor.identifierGeorg Goergen: 0000-0003-4496-0495
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue11
cg.identifier.volume13


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